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, ...

In an effort not only to return Akagera National Park to its traditional ways and spur tourism growth, Rwanda reduced the ...

The word gorilla comes from a greek word gorillai, a term that was used to refer to women with hairy bodies in the tribe of gorillini. Gorillas have a lot in common with human beings since they are ...

Mountain gorilla population in Africa had achieved a significant growth as an indication of positive to efforts by conservationists to save them from total extinction, the International Union for ...

The first meeting of the Parties of the Gorilla Agreement, to be held in Rome tomorrow, is expected to come up with practical proposals to further gorilla conservation work in Africa. Rome, Italy - ...

Over the last two months, 1,500 hectares of prime mountain gorilla habitat have been cleared by illegal settlers in Virunga National Park, a World Heritage Site. Gland, Switzerland – Over the last two ...

MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee County Zoo has announced that male silverback gorilla Azizi, 20, can be seen with his new family unit in the Stearns Family Apes of Africa building. Azizi arrived at the ...

ATLANTA - From a three-month-old drawing big crowds to a cutting-edge virtual reality experience that takes visitors into the jungles of Rwanda, summer at Zoo Atlanta can be summed up in one word: ...

WASHINGTON — Zoo staff at the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute are celebrating the birth of a western lowland gorilla. The western lowland gorilla is a critically endangered ...

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