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The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Annual Report 2013 THE DIAN FOSSEY Spring 2014 Infant mountain gorilla Fasha was born to mother Muganga in 2013, into a group monitored and protected by the Fossey Fund. The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Annual Report 2013 Saving gorillas from extinction is a massive, complex and such as collecting data electronically and using remote cameras daunting mission. It is difficult not to be overwhelmed by the to record events in the forest. And, in addition to our long- responsibility and the many challenges involved. Yet, once again, term work in Rwanda, we are now collecting exciting new data the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund has completed another year of suc - on the little-studied Grauer’s gorillas in the Democratic cessfully protecting gorillas, the 46th since the founding of our Republic of Congo and working on methods for their protec - Karisoke Research Center by Dr. Dian Fossey in 1967. tion as well. Although our mountain gorilla “extreme conservation” efforts are having a positive effect, mountain gorillas and all of Planning for the future the other types of gorillas still face many threats and we are con - In 2013, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund began preparing for tinually adapting and finding new ways to help save them. With its first leadership change since the mid-1990s. Accordingly, on your support, we are able to focus on all the potential threats to Oct. 1, 2014, Fossey Fund President and CEO Clare Richard - their survival, even as these change from year to year. son, who has led the organization for 19 years, will take the For example, in recent years the gorilla groups we monitor new title of President Emerita and Director of Strategic Philan - have been changing, in terms of their numbers, their ranges and thropy. Fossey Fund Vice President and Chief Scientist Tara their behaviors. This has led to the need for more trackers to Stoinski, Ph.D., will become the new President and CEO. In cover new groups and wider ranges, as well as for more study taking over leadership of the Fossey Fund, Dr. Stoinski carries on the gorillas and their surroundings. Indeed in 2013 we mon - on the tradition of Dr. Fossey, who was herself a leading scien - itored and documented a dramatic increase in the number of tist as well as a conservationist. interactions among the mountain gorilla groups we follow. Our work in 2013 was made possible by our loyal members, Our long-term database and our steadily growing scientific partners, donors, sponsors, and other supporters. We are grate - studies are addressing these events as well as basic questions ful to have you join us in our efforts to save a magnificent about gorilla life, and as they are published in scientific jour - species and look forward to continuing this important and his - nals around the world, are available to all those who face criti - toric journey together, as we approach the 50th anniversary of cal conservation management decisions. the Karisoke Research Center in just a few years. We also continue to adapt new technologies to our work, The Gorilla Journal is a publication of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund ® International 800 Cherokee Ave., SE Sign up! Free monthly Gorilla eNews Follow us Atlanta, GA 30315-1440 @savinggorillas 1-800-851-0203 gorillafund.org⁄enews 2 THE DIAN FOSSEY GORILLA FUND INTERNATIONAL Our work in Rwanda, =;<> Saving endangered mountain gorillas through extreme conservation The core of the Fossey Fund’s ing gorillas would rebuild their work in Rwanda is the ongoing social world and regain the security daily protection and monitoring they once enjoyed under his leader - of mountain gorilla groups, which ship. These gorillas ended up merg - are among the most endangered ing with Ntambara’s group, after animals on earth. a very intense interaction that In 2013, our staff at the Karisoke occurred just a few days after Uru - Research Center monitored nine gamba’s death. groups of gorillas, with two new Two of the gorillas we monitored groups forming during the course went “missing” in 2013. One was of the year. One group disintegrated 3-year-old Turate from Gushimira’s after the death of the dominant sil - group, who was not found in his verback. The 118 gorillas monitored group beginning in October. The constitute about one quarter of the second was 29-year-old female total population of mountain goril - Umusatsi, who disappeared May 9 las in the Virungas, which stood at from Giraneza’s group. Due to her 480 during the last census. habit of traveling alone and trans - Each mountain gorilla group has ferring from one group to another, a dedicated team of Fossey Fund her status was considered unknown trackers who monitor them every and in fact she was seen again in day. The trackers’ presence helps early 2014. keep the gorillas safe and allows us An exceptional number of to take immediate action when a female gorilla transfers occurred in gorilla is caught in a snare or faces 2013. In total, we recorded 24 other dangers. We call this “extreme Silverback Ntambara saw his group grow in 2013, when episodes of transfers carried out by members of Urugamba’s group joined him. conservation” and it is working. 16 females. Together with the trans - In addition, our daily monitoring enables us to collect fer of Urugamba’s members, that made for a very active year behavioral, health, ranging and other information about the in group composition. In addition, the nine main groups we groups and individual gorillas, which go into our long-term followed in 2013 were involved in 48 interactions, 40 of which database, initiated by Dian Fossey more than 46 years ago. occurred between groups and the rest between one group and This uninterrupted documentation of gorilla behavior has one lone silverback. provided incredible insights into the lives of the mountain goril - In May, silverback Iyambere left Pablo’s group, becoming las. Our staff also continue to prepare data for entry into the solitary. He has not been seen since. Six of the known lone Fossey Fund’s online database of gorilla behavior and demo - silverbacks were encountered in 2013: Gwiza, Mafunzo, graphic data, which is currently in development. In 2013, we Gushimira (before forming his own small group), Turatsinze, piloted a new method of field data collection using handheld Rukundo and Twihangane. computer devices and software known as CyberTracker. Anti-poaching activities Gorilla group and individual news The Fossey Fund’s anti-poaching team carried out 324 patrols Fifteen infants were born in the gorilla groups we monitor in 2013, 49 of which were held in conjunction with trackers from in 2013 and eight gorillas died (one silverback and seven Rwanda’s park management (RDB/Rwanda Development infants). Among the seven infants who died, four succumbed Board). This resulted in the destruction of 506 snares. Together to infanticide, while the causes of the other three deaths were with RDB some 1,055 snares were found in total. While these undetermined. snares are generally set for other animals in the forest, such as The silverback who died was 21-year-old Urugamba, the antelope, gorillas can get caught in them too, and that happened leader and only silverback in his small group of just seven goril - four times among the gorillas that we monitor. las and who was always known for his peaceful demeanor. This In February, juvenile Dukore from Kuryama’s group got unexpected death was a rare chance to observe how the surviv - caught in a snare but was able to cut the snare rope from the THE DIAN FOSSEY GORILLA FUND INTERNATIONAL 3 Our teams helped destroy 506 snares in 2013. Field staff also began using handheld CyberTracker devices for data collection. branch with his teeth (our staff fall and bamboo growth. did not witness this but found Data on behavioral ecology that the edge of the rope was of the golden monkeys was col - frayed). An intervention (in con - lected in the “Kabatwa” golden junction with Gorilla Doctors monkey group for 256 days and RDB) was done on the fol - during 2013. We recorded 13 lowing day to remove the births in this group, which is remaining part of the rope. In composed of more than 100 March, our trackers found juve - individuals. Data on golden nile Hagaruka ensnared and still monkey food plant species were attached to the branch holding collected in the group’s home the snare. They cut the snare Fossey staff worked with Rwanda park authorities to use ranges at two-week intervals. remote cameras in the forest. This serval is among those seen. with a machete and then Overall, the health status of this Hagaruka managed to cut the rest of the rope with his teeth. group was good during the whole year and their home range In September, infant Susuruka from Bwenge’s group also was stable. got caught in a snare. Trackers found him and cut the rope Common bird monitoring started in June for the 2013 ses - from the branch, with an intervention done on the following sion and data was collected for 71 days in Buhanga eco-park day to remove the remaining part of the rope. And finally, on and Volcanoes National Park. Some highlights include sighting Dec. 25, infant Sabato from Ugenda’s group got caught in a of the African pitta (a migratory bird species) in Buhanga. An snare and managed to cut the rope from the branches with his Albertine Rift bird species called the “Shelley’s Crimson-wing” teeth. Another intervention was then done to remove the was recorded in the Volcanoes National Park, and is the 16th remaining part of that snare.
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