Mountain gorillas — an endangered species — survive in only two regions in the world: the Virunga Massif (a chain of volcanoes in East Africa) and Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (located ...

Lulingu has already navigated a series of firsts since returning to the wild, adapting to a new habitat, diet, and social ...

The donation marks World Gorilla Day on Sept.

On World Gorilla Day, recent discoveries reveal remarkable new details about how gorillas think, remember, socialize, and survive.

For World Gorilla Day, The Walt Disney Company will make a grant of $100,000 to support three gorilla organizations.

Lulingu, an eastern lowland gorilla who endured the horrors of wildlife trafficking, has made a triumphant return to her ...

In the impossibly abundant rainforests of central Africa, one of the world’s great travel experiences awaits. Mountain gorillas live in only three countries—Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo and ...

Today’s Everyday Wild episode breaks the usual “Florida species” rule… because we’re talking gorillas. Ahead of World Gorilla ...

When the Rwandan government officially designated mountain gorillas by name, it underscored the significance of each gorilla to the nation and emphasized the necessity of safeguarding both the ...

Recognition of Mohoo Sector strengthens legal protections across the Nkuba Conservation Area, a globally important stronghold for one of the world’s most threatened great apesATLANTA, Sept. 24, 2026 ...

An anti-poaching patrol in Virunga Massif has discovered the carcass of a young mountain gorilla caught in a poacher’s snare, according to International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP). The ...

A silverback gorilla has undergone a routine medical check-up — in front of a crowd of onlookers. 21-year-old Bakari had the health check months after arriving at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Florida.