OSLO (Reuters) - Illegal hunting in Democratic Republic of Congo has wiped out 70 percent of Eastern gorillas in the past two decades and pushed the world's biggest primate close to extinction, a Red ...

News of a sick or injured mountain gorilla can worry local residents in this mountainous area that’s home to the endangered species. That’s partly because most of the gorillas have been given names, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — There are more gorillas in the mist — a rare conservation success story, scientists say. After facing near-extinction, mountain gorillas are slowly rebounding. On Wednesday, the ...

The total world population of mountain gorillas has risen to 880, according to census data released today by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. The number of mountain gorillas has increased from the 2010 ...

Conservationists are trying in Rwanda to increase the population of silverback gorillas, whom they say have a lot in common with people. Conservationists are trying in Rwanda with silverback gorillas, ...

Over the last two months, 1,500 hectares of prime mountain gorilla habitat have been cleared by illegal settlers in Virunga National Park, a World Heritage Site. Gland, Switzerland – Over the last two ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The most extensive genetic analysis of mountain gorillas ever conducted has found the critically endangered apes burdened with severe inbreeding and at risk of extinction but ...