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  1. At Thanksgiving, give thanks for forests Fossey Fund protects in Congo & Rwanda that absorb CO2, slow global warming. http://bit.ly/5nNApg
  2. Five weeks to Xmas. Give family and friends gorilla adoptions, no shipping or assembly required. http://bit.ly/2qAiqE
  3. Holiday gifts help save gorillas: Crafts, clothes, bags, DVDs, posters, gorilla plush toy, more. http://bit.ly/7Ad6IW
  4. Interactions are like confrontations; females may try to transfer to new silverback while males are displaying.
  5. Recent interactions betw gorilla groups: Ugenda & Ntambara, Inshuti & Bwenge, Isabukuru & lone silverback Turatsinze.
  6. Looking 4 wandering females: Ruhuka gone from Pablo group 3 days. Pasika & Bishushwe from Ugenda group found outside park.
  7. Urugamba & Ugenda gorilla groups seen together, then apart, then together again.
  8. Female gorilla Nyabitandore seen recently no longer carrying the body of her infant, who had died.
  9. Rangers look 4 human activity that threaten gorillas, others e.g. snares, illegal farming, mining. http://bit.ly/2NWchy
  10. Data on mammals, plants in Congo community reserves, parks, is entered on central database to check status of species.
  11. Rangers in community reserves & national parks use tracks, droppings, nests, sightings, to ID gorillas & other animals.
  12. Community nature reserves in Congo employ 90+ rangers who collect data daily on large mammals and threats to wildlife.
  13. Gorilla habitats we help protect also harbor many other endangered animal, bird, reptile, insect, plant species.
  14. Fossey Fund helps combat climate change by protecting gorillas’ forest habitat in the Virungas and the Congo Basin.
  15. Join us! Find out what you’re missing: Special newsletter, other member perks. See http://bit.ly/u80Md
  16. Theater Emory : “Hominid,” based on primatologist Hans de Vaal’s “Chimpanzee Politics,” Atlanta, Nov. 12-22. http://bit.ly/20XYd3
  17. Karisoke staff show films, lead forest walks, help student leaders learn , motivate others re environment conservation.
  18. Youth Action for Environment clubs we assist will develop projects, exhibit results in competition May 2010.
  19. Karisoke director Katie Fawcett says anyone, any age can make difference in global effort to save natural environment.
  20. Fossey Fund Karisoke Research Center builds partnerships w people who live near gorillas, to protect environment for all.