Update on infant gorilla named for Dian Fossey
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Karisoke Research Center by Dian Fossey, the Dian Fossey...
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In honor of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Karisoke Research Center by Dian Fossey, the Dian Fossey...
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A message from Dr. Tara Stoinski, president and CEO/chief scientist, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Last week I had...
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Naming infant mountain gorillas has become an important annual nationwide tradition in Rwanda since 2004. The naming ceremony, called...
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Although we still don’t know the gender of the mountain gorilla twins born in January, Fossey Fund field staff...
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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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June 18, 2012 Rwanda Celebrates Gorillas: Eighth Annual “Kwita Izina” Naming Ceremony The eighth annual Kwita Izina gorilla-naming ceremony,...
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June 21, 2011 Newborn Gorillas Named, Community Role in Conservation Celebrated Every June for the past seven years Rwanda...
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April 27, 2011April Brought Three Newborns – and More Despite heavy rain, April has been a lucky month for...
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July 1, 2008 New Names for Youngest Gorillas Chosen in Ceremony Each year in Rwanda, government officials, conservationists including...
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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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July 2005 28 Young Gorillas Get Names in Ceremony The main event of June was the long-awaited ORTPN gorilla...
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