{"id":64715,"date":"2026-03-24T14:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ciaoup.it\/?p=64715"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:00:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:00:46","slug":"the-dian-fossey-gorilla-fund-brings-decades-of-gorilla-research-to-new-documentary-on-historic-and-record-breaking-gorilla-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ciaoup.it\/?p=64715","title":{"rendered":"The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Brings Decades of Gorilla Research to New Documentary on Historic and Record-Breaking Gorilla Family"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\u201cA Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough\u201d is produced by Silverback Films and premieres globally on Netflix on April 17, providing an intimate look at a real-life gorilla dynasty with ties to Dian Fossey
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ATLANTA, March 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The\u00a0Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, the world\u2019s longest-running and largest organization dedicated to gorilla conservation, served as scientific advisors on the highly anticipated Netflix documentary \u201cA Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

More than six years in the making, the film draws on nearly six decades of research by the\u00a0Fossey Fund and was produced by Silverback Films in association with Appian Way Productions and directed by Academy Award\u2013winner James Reed, best known for \u201cMy Octopus Teacher.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Narrated by David Attenborough, \u201cA Gorilla Story\u201d is an intimate documentary following the remarkable history of the Pablo family of mountain gorillas living on the forested slopes of Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. The group traces its roots to research first begun by\u00a0pioneering primatologist Dian Fossey, whose groundbreaking work transformed the world\u2019s understanding of gorillas and helped spark global conservation efforts. Fossey\u2019s research famously inspired her book \u201cGorillas in the Mist,\u201d which was later adapted into an Oscar-nominated film starring Sigourney Weaver as Dian Fossey.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\nPablo was originally observed as part of Dian Fossey\u2019s historic Group 5, one of the first gorilla groups she studied beginning in 1967. David Attenborough famously encountered the young Pablo up close while filming \u201cLife on Earth\u201d for the BBC in the 1970s. This playful gorilla grew up to become a dominant silverback and formed his own group. Through successive leadership, it would eventually grow to a record 65 individuals \u2014 the largest mountain gorilla group ever recorded.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cA Gorilla Story\u201d traces Pablo\u2019s lineage and reveals the dramatic and deeply social\u00a0lives of mountain gorillas, from family bonds and leadership struggles to everyday moments\u00a0within the group. Since the Pablo group formed, it has been monitored by researchers from the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, making it one of the longest continuously studied gorilla families in the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to see the story of the Pablo family shared with a global audience,\u201d said Dr. Tara Stoinski, President, CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund.\u00a0\u201cOur teams have studied this group for decades, and that long-term research was essential to telling the full story of this family, dating back to Dian Fossey\u2019s time, and to interpret what viewers see on screen \u2014 from subtle social interactions to major life events. It\u2019s a powerful example of how sustained scientific research can bring extraordinary animal stories to life.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

As advisors, the Fossey Fund provided field expertise, behavioral interpretation and unique insights from its decades of research on the Pablo family to help shape the film\u2019s narrative.\u00a0Working closely with the production team, Fossey Fund scientists provided key logistical support and helped ensure that important moments captured on camera were accurately understood by translating complex behaviors into a compelling and authentic story about the lives of gorillas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cA Gorilla Story\u201d is a tribute to the complex and awe-inspiring lives of mountain gorillas, and it would not have been possible without the conservation and research efforts of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund,\u201d said Alastair Fothergill, co-director of Silverback Films and Executive Producer of the film. \u201cThe organization\u2019s decades of scientific knowledge allowed us to tell the full story of these gorillas in ways that would otherwise have been impossible.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Today, mountain gorillas represent one of conservation\u2019s rare success stories. Once pushed\u00a0toward extinction, they are now the only great ape species whose population is increasing \u2014 a recovery made possible in part through the Fossey Fund\u2019s decades of sustained conservation, research and collaboration with local communities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cA Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough\u201d premieres globally on Netflix on April 17. To learn more about the gorillas featured in the documentary, follow @savinggorillas on social media or visit gorillafund.org.\u00a0<\/p>\n

About The Dian Fossey Gorilla FundThe Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is the world’s longest-running and largest organization dedicated to gorilla conservation. Established in 1967 by famed primatologist Dian Fossey, the Fossey Fund works in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to protect and study critically endangered wild gorillas and their habitats, and to support the people who share the gorillas\u2019 forest home. For more, visit:\u00a0gorillafund.org. Follow us on social @savinggorillas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Erika Archibald, Ph.D.
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