Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund - Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund saves gorillas and the ecosystems in which they live through a scientific and people-centered approach to creating a healthier planet for all.
The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund opened in 2022 and is located near Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, home to the mountain gorillas. It represents the culmination of our 20-year dream to build a world-class research and education center to continue Dian Fossey’s legacy and advance our work of saving gorillas from ...
Who we are - Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is dedicated to the conservation, protection and study of gorillas and their habitats in Africa. Our successful, integrated approach includes close collaboration with local governments and communities as well as partners from around the world.
Gorilla Protection - Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
Today, Fossey Fund trackers and researchers protect roughly half of all the mountain gorilla group families in Rwanda. Click here to read a story about one of the main gorilla groups we follow daily.
Dian Fossey Biography - Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
Dian decided to use Digit’s celebrity and his tragic death to gain attention and support for gorilla conservation. She established the Digit Fund to raise money for her “active conservation” and anti-poaching initiatives. The Digit Fund would later be renamed the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund.
What We Do - Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
The Fossey Fund protects two of the four gorilla subspecies — the critically endangered Grauer’s gorillas in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the endangered mountain gorillas in the Virunga mountains of Rwanda.
Dian Fossey - Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
Among the most legendary scientists of our time, Dian Fossey went to Africa at the urging of famed anthropologist Louis Leakey and began her groundbreaking studies of gorilla behavior. She faced and overcame many obstacles and ultimately gave her life to gorilla protection.
Dian Fossey Legacy - Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
Following her tragic murder in 1985, The Digit Fund was renamed the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. The success of Fossey’s book Gorillas in the Mist also brought the plight of the mountain gorilla to the world’s attention.
Adopt - Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
The Fossey Fund’s symbolic gorilla adoption program brings you into the life of a gorilla, while also providing support for their daily protection. Each day our brave trackers locate the gorilla groups we monitor and make sure every individual is safe.
Why gorillas STILL Matter – to us and the world ... - Dian Fossey
2023年12月26日 · As we mark milestone anniversaries in Dian’s life, work and story, we reflect on one of her most enduring legacies: showing us what it takes to save animals from disappearing forever. To us, gorilla conservation matters more than ever, as an example of what we can do and what we still need to do.