As reported by the BBC, new research from Rwanda is revealing just how important friendships are for female mountain gorillas,…
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Biodiversity hotspot
Covering an area of more than 10,000 square kilometres, the Maiko National Park is Congo at its wildest. Gazetted in…
Refined tastes of gorillas revealed
Even after decades of study, gorillas still find ways to surprise us. Recent studies have revealed gorilla group dynamics to…
Virunga National Park at 100
Africa’s oldest National Park may not be its most famous nor indeed its most-visited. But for mountain gorillas, it has…
Groundbreaking moments in Mgahinga
The communities living on the edges of the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda are looking to the future with…
Gorillas go back to the wild
It’s the picture conservationists have been waiting years for: in the forests of Mount Tshiaberimu, wild gorilla Mwengesyali cosies up…