Gorillas play a vital role in ensuring this balance. The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund says the animals protect the land by ...

The gorillas Fossey studied and looked after were mountain gorillas that belong to the species known as the eastern gorilla and live mostly in the Virunga Massif, a mountainous area encompassing parts ...

On September 24, 2025, the world turns its attention to these remarkable creatures. World Gorilla Day is more than a date on the calendar. It is a reminder that one of our closest relatives is facing ...

Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo is home to 200 endangered mountain gorillas, about a quarter of the world's total. In... Gorillas And Guerrillas Share The Troubled Congo When ...

KINSHASA, Congo-Kinshasa — Ndakasi, a mountain gorilla who famously posed for a selfie with a ranger at Congo's Virunga National Park, has died at 14 after a long illness, the park said. “It is with ...

Four gorillas are back in the wild after an impressive journey. According to a news release from the conservation organization Re: Wild, a quartet of critically endangered female eastern lowland ...

Just over a year ago, Andre Bauma and his adopted daughter Ndakasi huddled together as bombs, rockets and mortars rent the air. Bauma recalls holding Ndakasi and stroking her thick, dark hair. They ...

VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, Congo -- Move over, Kim Kardashian: there's a new queen of selfies -- two of them, in fact. The internet is fawning over a selfie featuring two gorillas, Ndakazi and Ndeze, and ...

Perhaps the worst misfortune to befall the world’s gorillas is that they live in some of the most resource-rich and lawless parts of the planet. Their forest homes in Africa are rich in timber, gold, ...

GOMA, Congo (Reuters) - East Congo's conflict has put more than a quarter of the world's last mountain gorillas at the mercy of armed groups who hunt and camp in their territory, park officials said ...

San Antonio Zoo is enhancing its visitor experience with new sculptures and art installations as part of the openings of The ...