![]() Other gorilla subspecies are critically endangered but the steady increase in the number of mountain gorillas over the past few decades, encouraged the IUCN to reclassify them from critically endangered to endangered in 2018. They learn this by watching the way their experienced group members react when they are either trapped by a snare or trying to avoid one.Ģ Mountain gorillas are the only thriving gorilla subspeciesĪpart from humans, mountain gorillas are the only great apes whose population is increasing. This has been evident in a way how gorillas learn that snares are dangerous even before being caught in one. Gorillas use basic forms like imitation which include copying particular body motions to cope up with different situations. From their close resemblance to humans with whom they share 98% of the DNA to their well-structured social life, we explore the amazing gorilla behavior to guide you into the life of these gentle giants in the wild.Īlthough they don’t possess the speaking abilities of humans to communicate to each other, gorillas are still able to learn from one another. Mountain gorillas are associated with many wonders that are worthy discovering. Read on to learn more about our accomplishments in 2020.Strange facts about mountain gorillas you didn’t know In a year when it sometimes seemed like nothing was possible, everything was possible because of you. I am grateful to you, our incredible donors, who stepped up to help us during was no doubt a difficult period in your own lives. ![]() While 2020 wasn’t exactly the year I’d hoped and planned for, I look back now and take pride in all we accomplished despite the hurdles we faced. It is more than just building us a home: It is uplifting a community at an incredibly difficult moment in time, creating a future where both people and wildlife can thrive. This project is providing critical jobs for more than 500 individuals living near the forest whose livelihoods were greatly affected by the pandemic. But as an organization, and as a community of committed conservationists, we are working our way through these challenges with an eye to our mission of protecting the gorillas and their critical, biodiverse habitat.Īlthough we had to briefly halt construction on our new home, The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, to ensure the safety of the construction team, we are now back up and running. ![]() There have been times when the problems we faced seemed insurmountable. This year has challenged our staying power as few others have in our 53-year history. Every one of our trackers rose to the challenge going above and beyond, they transitioned to rotations in the field, which kept them away from their own families for long periods of time, because they know, as our donors know, that we never leave the gorillas. We adopted new and costly safety measures to ensure the continued health of our trackers and prevent transmission to the gorillas we protect. Our important work protecting the gorillas could not stop, but we had to ensure our staff members and the gorillas stayed healthy. The whole world changed, almost overnight, and we had to change with it. At the Fossey Fund, it was business as usual: Our trackers, staff and scientists were at work in the forests and communities of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.īut then the coronavirus began its deadly march across the globe. ![]() 2020 started out the same as always, with resolutions and wishes for a Happy New Year. ![]()
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