Environment & Climate Community & Social Justice 2025
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund

Impact Report 2025

The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund — the world's longest-running and largest gorilla conservation organisation — has helped grow the mountain gorilla population from under 300 to over 1,000 since 1967. Their 2025 Impact Report covers field operations across Rwanda and the DRC amid significant challenges, expansion of the Nkuba Conservation Area community forest, and a new Bwindi-Sarambwe gorilla census. The PBS/Netflix documentary featuring David Attenborough brought global attention to their work this year. Note: this is the US-registered entity; the UK equivalent is The Gorilla Organization (gorillas.org).

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Daily gorilla monitoring and patrols, anti-poaching, snare removal, veterinary intervention, Karisoke Research Center, Girls in Conservation scholarships, community food/water/livelihoods programmes, Ellen DeGeneres Campus, scientific research and publication, Bwindi-Sarambwe census participation

📊Key Metrics

Mountain gorilla population more than doubled since 1967 — from under 300 to over 1,000 individuals today Key Metric 1
400+ staff, majority based in Rwanda and DRC; 30,000 people reached annually through community programmes in Rwanda Key Metric 2
Nkuba Conservation Area in DRC expanded; 75% of total area now holding legal title from the Congolese government Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • Mountain gorillas reclassified from Critically Endangered to Endangered — only great ape besides humans currently increasing in population
  • Field teams maintained gorilla protection and conservation strategies across Rwanda and DRC despite significant operational challenges in 2024–25
  • Netflix documentary 'A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough' premiered April 2025, showcasing the Pablo family of mountain gorillas and Fossey Fund's conservation legacy

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