Life History Patterns of Female Gorillas
The concept of net energy balance is familiar to all of us: we eat too many calories and we gain weight; we exercise a lot without changing caloric…
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Mountain Gorilla Population Growth
New research from the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund analyses more than 50 years of demographic data to examine factors influencing variability in the…
[details]Strengthened Human-Wildlife Conflict Measures Restore Hope in the Virungas
Regardless of the scotching sun and laborious work, a delighted face is the perfect description of Jean Bosco Ntawukibiwabo, as he works on a 3 m deep…
[details]Motherless Gorillas Beat the Odds
Researchers at the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund have used more than 50 years of data from Rwanda to discover how maternal loss influences young gorillas'…
[details]Increased Gorilla Density May Lead to Increased Aggression
The number of mountain gorillas on the Virunga Volcanoes has increased continuously for four decades now, as was shown during the last censuses. The…
[details]COVID-19 Pandemic Cripples Community Livelihoods
For many households around mountain gorilla parks, tourism has been their lifeline. That is until the COVID-19 pandemic affected the tourism industry…
[details]Memories - Working with Two Mountain Gorillas in the Cologne Zoo
The two mountain gorillas from the Virunga Mountains in Rwanda, Coco and Pucker, arrived in the Cologne Zoo in May 1969. At that time it was a very…
[details]Gorillas in our Midst: the Current Whereabouts of Coco and Pucker
Dian Fossey's famous book Gorillas in the Mist (1983) contains several memorable episodes from her years of studying the mountain gorillas in the…
[details]Number of Virunga Gorillas Increased again!
In 2015 to 2016 another gorilla census was conducted in the Virunga Volcanoes - and as the censuses before, the result was very positive again. It…
[details]Silverback Sagas: Dominance Struggles Among Male Gorillas
When powerful silverbacks jostle for dominance within a group, they can sustain very serious injuries with their long canine teeth. Over the last 30…
[details]DFGF Celebrates 50 Years of Karisoke
It is 50 years now that Dian Fossey established the Karisoke Research Center to study the little known mountain gorillas in the Volcanoes National…
[details]Two Silverbacks Die in Rwanda
The 21-year-old silverback male Umushikirano (Rano), leader of Titus group in Volcanoes National Park, was found dead on July 28, 2014 by trackers.…
[details]The Work of Art of Conservation
![[Translate to Englisch:] Schüler der Rushubi-Schule in Musanze, Ruanda, singen ein Friedenslied](/fileadmin/news/Schueler_der_Rushubi-Schule_in_Musanze__Ruanda__singen_ein_Friedenslied.jpg "[Translate to Englisch:] Schüler der Rushubi-Schule in Musanze, Ruanda, singen ein Friedenslied")
Art of Conservation (AoC) is pleased to celebrate our first 7 years of successful creative learning and community development programs about…
[details]Orphaned Gorilla Care
![[Translate to EN:] Jan Ramer, rechts, bei der Untersuchung von Shamavu](/fileadmin/news/Jan_Ramer__rechts__bei_der_Untersuchung_von_Shamavu.jpg "[Translate to EN:] Jan Ramer, rechts, bei der Untersuchung von Shamavu")
Gorilla confiscations are on the rise in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. So far this year 3 eastern lowland, or Grauer’s gorillas have been…
New Gorilla Orphan Confiscated
A new orphan gorilla infant arrived in the night on Sunday, August 7th, 2011, at the care facility in Kinigi, Rwanda operated by the Dian Fossey…
The 2011 Kwita Izina
![[Translate to EN:] Aufführung bei der Kwita Izina](/fileadmin/news/Auffuehrung_bei_der_Kwita_Izina.jpg "[Translate to EN:] Aufführung bei der Kwita Izina")
Rwanda demonstrates how much the country values its few remaining mountain gorillas. Every year, Kwita Izina is celebrated in June. All mountain…
Human Metapneumovirus Infection
The genetic relatedness of mountain gorillas and humans has led to concerns about interspecies transmission of infectious agents. Human-to-gorilla…
Changing Ecological Conditions
![[Translate to EN:] Cyril Grüter auf dem Gipfel](/fileadmin/news/Cyril_Grueter_auf_dem_Gipfel___c__Cyril_Grueter_.jpg "[Translate to EN:] Cyril Grüter auf dem Gipfel")
The mountain gorillas of the Virunga Volcano Massif have been the subject of intense research and conservation efforts by the Karisoke Research Center…
[details]Emergency Funding in Virunga
From early 2007, security in mountain gorilla habitats has been highly volatile due to the long-lasting war in the eastern Democratic Republic of the…
History of Mountain Gorilla Research
Fifty years ago, in 1959, George Schaller left New York for Africa to begin a study of mountain gorillas that would have lasting impact. His year of…
[details]Rapid Decline in the Largest Group of Mountain Gorillas
Pablo's group is the largest habituated group of mountain gorillas in the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, or anywhere in the world. The group was…
Training of HuGo Members
In the villages close to the gorilla national parks in Uganda and Rwanda, HuGo (Human-Gorilla Conflict Intervention) teams are working to improve the…
[details]Sweaters for Rangers
![[Translate to Englisch:] Wildhüter des Kahuzi-Biega-Nationalparks mit neuen Pullovern (© Carlos Schuler)](/fileadmin/news/pullover-sweater.jpg "[Translate to Englisch:] Wildhüter des Kahuzi-Biega-Nationalparks mit neuen Pullovern (© Carlos Schuler)")
The rangers of the Kahuzi-Biega National Park, of the Mikeno Sector in the Virunga National Park and of the Volcano National Park received green…
[details]Rain Jackets for the Rangers
![[Translate to EN:] Wildhüter in Ruanda mit ihren neuen Wachsjacken](/fileadmin/news/regenjacken.jpg "[Translate to EN:] Wildhüter in Ruanda mit ihren neuen Wachsjacken")
In the Mikeno Sector of the Virunga National Park and in the Volcano National Park the rangers received high-quality rain jackets from us.
[details]Rain Jackets and Backpacks for the Rangers
Rangers received urgently needed equipment from us.
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