A mountain gorilla mother sits with her infant in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park in 2020. (Gorilla Doctors) A mountain gorilla walks in the forest of East Africa’s Virunga Volcanoes conservation ...

VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Rwanda – Deep in Rwanda’s steep-sloped forest, the mountain gorillas look both endearing and intimidating. A tourist might feel conflicting impulses to shy away and reach for ...

With close to a million species now threatened with extinction, it's not often you hear about a conservation success story. But the mountain gorillas of the East African nation of Rwanda are just that ...

Endangered mountain gorillas increase the frequency they drink water as the temperature increases, suggesting a likely impact of climate change on their behavior, finds a new study published in ...

Akagera National Park is now home to the Big Five following the recent reintroduction of lions and rhinos, making it the only Big 5 reserve in Rwanda. Photo Credit ...

Sebastião Salgado Ubumwe (silverback mountain gorilla - leader of the Amahoro group) in Mist over the Forest of the Bisoke Volcano, Rwanda, 2004 Upcoming Sebastião Salgado Ubumwe (silverback mountain ...

Mountain gorillas face serious threats as they lose habitat and are stalked by poachers, but populations have jumped by 73% since 1989, now numbering an estimated 1,063. A mobile tool called SMART is ...

A 21-year study of 164 wild mountain gorillas found that strong social bonds produce different health effects for males and females, with males experiencing more illness but fewer injuries when they ...

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