I occupied a branch of another tree, slightly downhill from the gorilla who stared at me ... two of the eight volcanoes in the Virunga range. Camp, which consists of several sheet-metal cabins ...

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 ...

A ring of suspected moutain gorilla traffickers operating in Virunga National Park were busted by local wildlife officials as they tried to sell the body of a female mountain gorilla. The crime brings ...

Every month Kambale and Kabuyaya trek into the jungles of Virunga National Park in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to assess each gorilla’s health. They identify any ...

Mwandha says Uganda now has 50 percent of the total of surviving 1,100 individuals in the Virunga ... of mountain gorillas with a total of more than 170 porters that make the trekking easy for ...

The gorillas and park rangers seem to have a strong bond (Photo: Courtesy) As depicted in the Academy Award-nominated documentary 'Virunga', the gorillas are under constant threat both from ...

Home to endangered species such as eastern lowland and mountain gorillas, as well as two UNESCO World Heritage Sites — Virunga and Kahuzi-Biega National Parks — the region is under increasing ...

State minister for tourism Martin Mugurura (3rd R) joins partners and sponsors of the Virunga Gorilla Marathon during its official launch. Left is Ivan Kahangire, the Virunga marathon team leader.

Virunga National Park ... has also collapsed because of security concerns. The once-thriving gorilla trekking industry — an essential source of income for park operations — has come to ...

Virunga national park runs along the border with Uganda and Rwanda, and is a Unesco world heritage site. It is famously home to critically endangered mountain gorillas, and was the scene of a ...

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 ...