The post How eDNA Is Finding Endangered Gorillas Without Touching Them appeared first on A-Z Animals. Rwanda is home to 26 different primate species. From apes to monkeys and even gorillas, each has ...

Sept. 24 is observed as World Gorilla Day. It was launched in 2017 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of a Rwanda-based gorilla study center founded by Dian Fossey, the ...

News of a sick or injured mountain gorilla can worry local residents in this mountainous area that's home to the endangered species. That's partly because most of the gorillas have been given names, ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV/Gray News) - The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is welcoming the birth of a western lowland gorilla. The zoo team said it welcomed the baby gorilla early Monday morning. The baby ...

Twin births in mountain gorillas occur in less than 1% of cases, making this event extremely rare. Two separate sets of twins were born just months apart in Virunga National Park. The births signal ...

Update: On September 10, the Audubon Zoo shared the devastating news that the infant gorilla had passed away. A critically endangered western lowland gorilla has given birth to her first baby at a zoo ...

Ebola outbreaks are first and foremost human tragedies. They threaten families, health workers, communities, and already strained public systems. But in parts of Central Africa, Ebola can also become ...

The Detroit zoo has announces the birth of a baby girl gorilla, the second born in the zoo’s nearly 100-year-old history.

Rwanda is home to several endangered primate species. Two in particular—the golden monkey and the mountain gorilla —have a safe sanctuary in Volcanoes National Park. However, tracking these primates ...

Rwanda is home to 26 different primate species. From apes to monkeys and even gorillas, each has its own unique habitat and conservation needs. To better meet these needs, Rwanda is using wild DNA to ...