A mountain gorilla has given birth to twins in war-ravaged eastern Congo, a national park said on Wednesday, in what it ...

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

KINSHASA, Congo-Kinshasa — Ndakasi, a mountain gorilla who famously posed for a selfie with a ranger at Congo's Virunga National Park, has died at 14 after a long illness, the park said. “It is with ...

A gorilla made famous after her selfie with a ranger at Congo's Virunga National Park has died. Park officials said Ndakasi died on Sept. 26 at the age of 14 "following a prolonged illness in which ...

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

"Lying slightly north of the Equator, the Ruwenzori Range has a maximum breadth of 30 miles (50 km) and extends south-north for 80 miles (130 km) between Lake Edward and Lake Albert. The Ruwenzori ...

Borders will matter less to central Africa’s mountain gorillas, following the launch of a strategic conservation plan and an associated project which covers adjoining areas of Rwanda, Uganda and the ...

The Virunga Mountains are a chain of volcanoes in East Africa, along the northern border of Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. The mountain range is a branch of the ...