A mountain gorilla named Mafuko gives birth to twins, a "rare and remarkable event", in Virunga National Park in the ...

In the forested slopes of eastern Congo, a single birth has given conservationists a rare reason to celebrate. A wild ...

The twins were born to a 22-year-old female named Mafuko, who lost her own mother to armed individuals. The extremely ...

Mafuko, the mom of the twins, was born in 2003 but her mother was shot dead and she later joined a different family, ...

Conservationists at Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo have announced the rare birth of mountain ...

Rare mountain gorilla twins discovered inside Congo’s Virunga Park are drawing global attention, offering fragile hope for an ...

Learn how an endangered species that rarely has twins is caring for two newborns — and why the coming weeks matter most.

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 ...

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 & ...

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 ...

The birth increases the Bageni family to 59 individuals, making it the largest gorilla family currently living in the park.