Across the forests of central and western Africa, two of the most remarkable primates on Earth live very different lives despite sharing a close evolutionary relationship with humans. Chimpanzees and ...

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 ...

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, ...

A joint ESA/UNESCO project to protect African gorillas with data from space is entering its second phase, an official from a conservation programme told an ESA workshop. Known as BeGO, for Build ...

BWINDI, Uganda — Sept. 24 is observed as World Gorilla Day. It was launched in 2017 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of a Rwanda-based gorilla study center founded by Dian ...

Deep in the misty mountains between Nigeria and Cameroon lives one of the most elusive primates on Earth: the Cross River gorilla. With fewer than 300 individuals remaining in the wild, spotting one ...

Those who’ve seen one in its natural habitat will agree: There are few African wildlife encounters as soul-stirring as locking eyes with one of our closest relatives, the gorilla. Perhaps it’s their ...