Many species that have roamed the Earth for millennia are now critically endangered due to habitat destruction, climate ...

The Endangered Gorillas of the Congo In the Virunga National Forest, the mountain gorilla population sits in the middle of a war zone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as forest rangers ...

Screengrab from Zoo Knoxville's Facebook post A primate family is mourning the loss of a 47-year-old critically endangered gorilla mom with a “gentle demeanor and distinctive personality.” ...

In the Virunga National Forest, the mountain gorilla population sits in the middle of a war zone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as forest rangers track and keep a watchful eye on the ...

He doesn’t even care about us much. He plays games by himself.” Both gorilla species — the western and eastern gorillas, which populate central Africa’s remote forests and mountains — are classified ...

ISTANBUL — A young gorilla rescued from a plane’s cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo, officials said Sunday, while wildlife officers consider returning him to his natural habitat.

According to Kalema, the number of mountain gorillas is steadily increasing, which moved them from the status of critically endangered to endangered. "Only 300 gorillas were recorded in 1997 when ...