Across the forests of central and western Africa, two of the most remarkable primates on Earth live very different lives ...

Gorilla trekking in Africa is undoubtedly an adventure of a lifetime. This makes Africa the most preferred destination, not only for viewing the Big Five game but also for nature lovers to enjoy ...

Ape Action Africa said Parry is back to climbing, exploring, and living with his troop after undergoing multiple surgeries in Cameroon ...

The coronavirus is putting at risk another vulnerable species, Africa’s endangered mountain gorillas, prompting the closure of a large national park that is home to a third of those gorillas in the ...

Perhaps the worst misfortune to befall the world’s gorillas is that they live in some of the most resource-rich and lawless parts of the planet. Their forest homes in Africa are rich in timber, gold, ...

A park ranger wearing a mask walks past a mountain gorilla in the Virunga National Park in eastern Congo. AP KAMPALA, Uganda — As the coronavirus infects more people around the world, conservationists ...

The killings of mountain gorillas in Central Africa have reached an all-time high, and conservationists fear the entire species might become extinct — victims of political strife. NPR's Tony Cox talks ...

As the novel coronavirus continues to wreak havoc across the world, conservationists and wildlife experts are raising concerns that the illness could pose a threat to mammals other than humans. The ...

The word gorilla comes from a greek word gorillai, a term that was used to refer to women with hairy bodies in the tribe of gorillini. Gorillas have a lot in common with human beings since they are ...

In wistful moments, when I find myself daydreaming about the faraway places that have seldom felt so distant, I often linger on a border region of central Africa. To the outside world, it’s a place ...

The population of Uganda's mountain gorillas has grown to 400, up from 302 in 2006, according to a census conducted last year. That brings the total number of mountain gorillas in Africa to 880 and ...