Gorillas soon to receive names in Rwanda
Rwanda’s annual gorilla-naming ceremony, called Kwita Izina, takes place on Sept. 1, and the Fossey Fund is excited that...
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Rwanda’s annual gorilla-naming ceremony, called Kwita Izina, takes place on Sept. 1, and the Fossey Fund is excited that...
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During our daily mountain gorilla monitoring, Fossey Fund trackers and researchers often get to see interesting behaviors, all of...
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August 28, 2015 Gorilla naming ceremony to be held Sept. 5 in Rwanda For the 11th year, Rwanda’s gorilla-naming...
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May 1, 2014 Gorilla infant caught in snare In early April, another young mountain gorilla was found by Dian...
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September 16, 2013 Gorilla News Roundup Infant Mountain Gorilla Caught in Snare Snares are one of the ongoing threats...
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June 25, 2013 Infant Gorillas Honored at Kwita Izina Naming Ceremony The greatly anticipated ninth annual Kwita Izina Ceremony...
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January 3, 2013 Independent Female Umusatsi and Son Rwema Travel Alone Again Umusatsi, a 28-year-old female mountain gorilla, has...
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July 16, 2010 Blackback Attacks Group Members, Infant Dies In a very rare case of presumed infanticide within a...
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November 2009 A Mixed Year for Gorilla Infants Since January of this year, 10 infant gorillas have been born...
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August 2007 Infant Gorillas Named in Traditional Ceremony Twenty-three infant mountain gorillas received names in a ceremony held this...
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