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Silverback Gushimira shows improvement
Silverback Gushimira, who had been missing from his group after exhibiting some health issues, has been back in his group the past two days and seems to be improving. Although he still appears weak and...
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Gushimira killed in fight with lone silverback
The Fossey Fund is saddened to report the death of dominant silverback Gushimira. When our trackers arrived at his group this morning, three of his group’s females were found with well-known lone...
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Update on Gushimira's group
After the death of silverback group leader Gushimira yesterday, formerly lone silverback Giraneza today was still with the same three females he was with yesterday (Pasika, Iterambere, and Inziza). His...
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Following Giraneza's progress
Fossey Fund trackers are still carefully following the members of Gushimira's group, since their leader was killed in an interaction with formerly lone silverback Giraneza. Giraneza has since taken...
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Silverback Kirahure not found since Sunday
On Monday, Fossey Fund trackers were unable to locate dominant silverback Kirahure, who has been recovering from wounds on his head since the beginning of August (see earlier blogs). He had been seen...
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Search for silverback Kirahure has ended
After more than a week of intense searching for dominant silverback Kirahure, the patrols to find him have now ended. Yesterday, 24 people were again grouped into teams for one last search. They...
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Gorilla infants get their official names in Rwanda
The 11th annual Kwita Izina gorilla-naming ceremony was held in Rwanda on Sept. 5 and featured a record-high number of 24 infant mountain gorillas named (six of whom were from groups the Fossey Fund...
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Infant born in Mafunzo's group
Fossey Fund trackers observed mountain gorilla Nzeli with a newborn yesterday, bringing the number of gorillas in her group to 10. Mafunzo's group is one of the mountain gorilla groups monitored and...
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Young Scottish student plays role of hero, Dian Fossey
Eleven-year-old Vienne was among a group of Primary 6 students invited to "Heroes Night" at St. Aloysius College, a celebration of inspirational historic figures. She chose Dian Fossey as her hero,...
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Silverback remains found, likely to be Kirahure
The decomposing body of a silverback was found on Monday and it is believed to be that of missing silverback Kirahure, who had not been seen by our trackers since August 31, despite intensive...
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Celebrating Karisoke's 48th anniversary
“Little did I know then that by setting up two small tents in the wilderness of the Virungas I had launched the beginnings of what was to become an internationally renowned research station eventually...
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Two new infants doing well in Mafunzo's group
One of the newest-formed groups followed by the Fossey Fund is led by silverback Mafunzo. It was formed in 2014 when Mafunzo gained two females, and increased in 2015 when some remaining members of...
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Transboundary collaboration helps enable new mountain gorilla census
Protected area authorities in Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, along with partners such as the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, have just embarked on a new population census to determine...
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Mountain gorilla census: Update from our field staff
The mountain gorilla census is underway in the field, and Fossey Fund staffers who are participating are highly motivated and excited about the event. They even found some fresh gorilla nests on their...
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Silverback Ugutsinda dies following health issues
The Fossey Fund is saddened to report that dominant silverback Ugutsinda was found dead this morning by our trackers, on what would have been his 25th birthday. We have been monitoring him for an...
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Help protect orangutans this Halloween and beyond
Palm oil, which is used in many products, from foods to cosmetics, is harvested heavily in areas that are home to endangered orangutans, in Indonesia and Malaysia. This has resulted in the destruction...
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Successful snare removal conducted in Congo park
Endangered Grauer's gorillas live only in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and since 2014 the Fossey Fund has been studying the behavior of the only habituated Grauer's group, located in Kahuzi-Biega...
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Fossey Fund donors gather at annual luncheon
The Dian Fossey Circle Luncheon, held each year in New York City, is a special way that long-time major donors to the Fossey Fund are thanked for their commitment to saving gorillas. The event, which...
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Silverback Cantsbee: Still going strong at 37
On Nov. 14, dominant silverback Cantsbee turns 37 years old, continuing to lead his group and set new records. He is now past the statistical life expectancy for mountain gorillas, and is the only...
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Update on Ntambara's group disruption
Last week, a lone silverback interacted with one of the groups monitored regularly by Fossey Fund staff (called Ntambara's group). This resulted in the group breaking up into several subgroups, and the...
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