The apes' best hope lies in tourism and the vital revenue they will bring to the area, but first Vianet must win the trust of ...

Springtime is known for baby animals, and the Utah's Hogle Zoo has been living up to that expectation this year.

DRC is considered one of the world’s megadiverse nations, home to thousands of plant and animal species, including many remarkable endemic creatures, such as the okapi, eastern lowland (Grauer’s) ...

An occasional series where Mongabay’s founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives, and story summaries. The war in the Democratic Republic of Congo isn’t just killing people — it’s ...

Living in cloud forests at 8,000 to 13,000 feet, mountain gorillas are entirely covered in long black fur, an adaptation to cold that distinguishes them from lowland gorillas. Their habitat is ...

spurring an altogether different cycle from the one that is still bedeviling eastern Congo. Meanwhile, slowly, the wildlife has begun to rebound. Since the massacre of seven mountain gorillas by ...

Roxie was a beloved 48-year-old Western lowland gorilla who was a key figure in her troop and helped gorilla conservation.

The Pittsburgh Zoo has announced the sudden death of a beloved gorilla. Harry the western lowland gorilla, a longtime member ...

A gorilla known for her tickle fights was euthanized due to age-related health decline, a Colorado zoo said. A western Iowland “ gorilla icon ” named Roxie who was known by Cheyenne Mountain Zoo staff ...