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 ...

Impact on Gorilla Preservation When Dian Fossey started her work in September 1967, the mountain gorilla population was hurtling towards extinction. She was one of the Trimates, a trio of female ...

At the Dallas Zoo, gorillas play together, lounge in the grass, and curiously watch visitors pass by. Just steps away, a new conservation campaign invites guests to help protect these endangered ...

"Every single thing has led me to just have a big enough platform to say, 'Look at work Dian Fossey did,'" DeGeneres said about the project A trailer for the upcoming special — set to debut in the ...

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 ...

Bill Weber, senior conservationist with the Wildlife Conservation Society and co?founder of the Mountain Gorilla Project in Rwanda, last night discussed the lessons he has learned through his work ...

For gorilla lovers, a visit to the San Antonio Zoo just got much more exciting. After more than a 30-year absence, gorillas ...

No matter how far you travel, you can never outrun the influence of the great state of Georgia. I was reminded of this during a recent congressional delegation to Rwanda, where I had the opportunity ...

As we celebrate World Gorilla Day, the International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP) has announced Conservation International as its newest coalition member effective today, joining Fauna & ...

The Rwanda-based campus announced they were planting the tree in memory of Boss, who they referred to as "a very special person who left us too soon" Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE.

The Detroit Zoo announced Monday morning that the baby gorilla born on Aug. 8 — the first in the zoo’s 96-year history — is female and continuing to thrive under the care of her mother, 26-year-old ...