The mountain gorilla’s range is limited to a small area of lush wet forests in central Africa. There only a few thousand remain, leading a precarious existence. Part of the territory they occupy ...

My farewell handshake with Peanuts came after more than three years of study of the mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei), largest of the great apes. The animal is already classified by ...

Sadly we may also be their biggest threat. People have been pushing into the mountain gorilla’s forests in central Africa for decades – now there are only about 1000 of these splendid beasts in the ...

Since 1991, the International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP) working closely with communities, governments and many local, regional and international partners across the mountain gorilla range, ...

This was during the launch of a report that chronicles over 30 years of impact in mountain gorilla conservation at Skyz Hotel in Kampala on September 23, 2024, as part of the activities to mark ...

Prospects look better for the mountain gorilla, after years of conservation measures, including anti-poaching and veterinary patrols. And numbers of two large whales are recovering, following ...

Discover the captivating behaviour of mountain gorillas and meet the people determined to look after them in this intimate and personal portrait of our closest living relatives. Narrated by Patrick ...

Africa Live: Updates on this and other stories 'Conservation successes' bring hope for mountain gorilla What other animals are at risk? This group was described as habituated, meaning that its ...

That little mountain lion cub thinks he's so tough showing his stuffed gorilla who the boss is! I love how he twisted and ...

Work is under way for a new gorilla house at Jersey Zoo. The enclosure would be the new home for gorillas Badongo, Bahasha, ...

Formed over millions of years by relentless movements of the planet's crust, squeezing and lifting land upwards to the sky, mountain ranges make up about a fifth of the Earth's surface. With their ...

When you use links on our website, we may earn a fee. Mountain biking is fun, challenging, and a great activity to do with friends outside. There’s nothing quite like zooming down a trail on a ...