The twins were born to a 22-year-old female named Mafuko, who lost her own mother to armed individuals. The extremely ...

By Spoorthy Raman Between 2000 and 2023, more than 6,000 African primates were traded internationally in 50 countries, ...

Learn how an endangered species that rarely has twins is caring for two newborns — and why the coming weeks matter most.

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) lists the status of mountain gorillas as "endangered" with their population at over 1,000.

(CNN) — Last October, four female eastern lowland gorillas were airlifted from their home in Kasuhgo, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and released 40 miles (64 kilometers) northeast in Virunga ...

The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has officially launched an application dubbed “My Gorilla Family.” The app is a pioneer initiative to protect Uganda’s mountain gorilla population, leveraging ...

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world ...

Sholley is senior vice president of the African Wildlife Foundation. Wildlife experts, zoologists and conservationists have been speculating for months about the risk of human-to-gorilla coronavirus ...

Recently, he had an intense run-in with a silverback gorilla, and it’s genuinely terrifying to watch. Make sure your sound is ...

A 2018 survey shows that mountain gorilla numbers have increased in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda, and Sarambwe Reserve, DR Congo, according to the Uganda Wildlife Authority. The 2018 ...

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