Home Search
Virunga - search results
If you're not happy with the results, please do another search
Baby Gorilla Born in Virunga for Mother’s Day (WATCH)
Just in time for Mother's Day, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund announced the birth of an endangered mountain gorilla in the Virunga Mountains of...
Oil Exploration Halted in Gorilla Park Virunga
Conservationists have claimed one of their greatest successes in recent years following the unexpected decision by British oil company Soco to stop exploring in...
#WallStreetBets Traders Donate $300,000 to Adopt Gorillas From Dian Fossey Fund
Reddit's #WallStreetBets community has spent a combined $300,000 dollars on endangered wildlife conservation thanks to their recent plundering of New York hedge funds.
The snowballing...
The Animal Kingdom’s Top 10 Best Dads for Father’s Day
The award for the best father in the animal kingdom goes to… the Humboldt penguin.
It’s Father’s Day today, and time to give praise to...
Gorillas Spring into Action to Dismantle Poacher’s Traps
A pair of young gorillas have been observed seeking out and destroying poachers’ snares after an infant in their group was killed by one...
Manatee Population Has Rebounded 500 Percent, No Longer Endangered
Manatees have made a huge comeback as a result of significant improvements in habitat conditions and threat reduction.
Only about 1,267 West Indian manatees could...
Top 10 Health, Cancer, and Science Breakthroughs of 2015
This past year saw giant leaps in how we cure cancer, with breakthroughs in treating Alzheimers and preventing Ebola. These technological developments – both big...
Amazing Video From the Great Wildebeest Migration of 2015
Every year between June and October, millions of wildebeest migrate from the Serengeti in Tanzania to Kenya in search of food. The annual migration...
Huge Victory for Bees! US Court Bans Insecticide Linked to Deaths
A United States appeals court ruled that federal regulators should not have approved the use of an insecticide, which is linked to a decline...
24 New Baby Gorillas Bring Hope for the Species – and Adorable Photos!
In the wake of a 26 percent population boost for this iconic species, the addition of 24 adorable baby mountain gorillas offer new hope...
Mountain Gorilla Population Bounces Back, Quadruples to 1000
The largest population of mountain gorillas in the world has grown to four times the size of its once-dwindling number, as poaching has become...
World Gorilla Population Rises Nine Percent in Two Years
The total world population of mountain gorillas has risen to 880, according to census data released last week by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. That's...
Mountain Gorilla Numbers Soar
The number of mountain gorillas living in the Virunga Massif in central Africa has soared by 26.3% since 2003, according to a new census....
“Spectacular” Gorilla Growth in Congo, Despite War
The extremely rare mountain gorillas of Virunga National Park seem to have prospered during turmoil and fighting by rebel groups in the...
Ten Millionth Tree Planted in Congo’s Gorilla Habitat
The World Wildlife Fund is celebrating the ten millionth tree planted around crucial endangered mountain gorilla habitat in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)....
Hope for Mountain Gorilla Survival
After a decade of conservation efforts, the mountain gorillas in Eastern Africa are showing a steady comeback. Results of a survey released today indicate...