
Group Change Leads to Infant Death
March 7, 2013 Wounded Gorilla Infant Succumbs Following Group Changes Unfortunately, it is not unusual for silverback gorillas to commit infanticide when females with young
March 7, 2013 Wounded Gorilla Infant Succumbs Following Group Changes Unfortunately, it is not unusual for silverback gorillas to commit infanticide when females with young
March 1, 2013 When Lone Silverbacks Make Their Move For many years, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund field staff monitored three large, multi-male mountain gorilla
February 18, 2013 When a Dominant Silverback Dies Because gorillas have such long lifespans, even though the Fossey Fund has been studying them at the
Today, Ntambara’s team found most survivors of Urugamba’s group — female Pasika, her two offspring, and Bishushwe’s juvenile son, Igisubizo — with Ntambara’s group, a
January 28, 2013 Urugamba’s Survivors and Ntambara’s Group Interact Gorilla Program Manager Veronica Vecellio and Research Assistant Samedi Mucyo accompanied Urugamba’s tracker team in the
January 25, 2013 Silverback Urugamba Has Died The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund staff are very sad that we must report the death of silverback Urugamba.
Jan. 18, 2012 Younger Silverback Musilikale Challenges Patriarch Cantsbee Cantsbee, the dominant silverback in Pablo’s group, at age 34 is the oldest silverback currently observed
Cantsbee, dominant silverback in Pablo’s group and one of just a few gorillas still alive who were named by Dian Fossey, reached his 34th birthday
Oct. 24, 2012 Searching for Inshuti and Giraneza Silverbacks Inshuti and Giraneza are interesting individuals among the gorillas the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund monitors in
Sept. 18, 2012 Silverback Kuryama’s Body Identified; a Formidable Legacy The iconic silverback Kuryama was last seen by the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund field staff