Since the gorillas move across a wide area, the trek is unpredictable in length and terrain. On day one, we followed a dirt ...

Learn how an endangered species that rarely has twins is caring for two newborns — and why the coming weeks matter most.

Mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park have received a glimmer of hope with the birth of two rare twins, raising spirits for the endangered species’ future.

The twins were born to a 22-year-old female named Mafuko, who lost her own mother to armed individuals. The extremely ...

Mafuko, the mom of the twins, was born in 2003 but her mother was shot dead and she later joined a different family, ...

Rare mountain gorilla twins discovered inside Congo’s Virunga Park are drawing global attention, offering fragile hope for an ...

Virunga National Park is using renewable-powered Bitcoin mining to fund conservation, protect endangered mountain gorillas, and sustain operations after tourism revenue collapsed. By monetizing ...

Around half of mountain gorillas live in the Virunga Mountains, including Mafuko's family - the Bageni family. Thanks to the newborn twins, the Bageni family now has 59 members, making it the largest ...

With world-class wildlife, tropical beaches, iconic mountains and ancient history, all wrapped up with a warm welcome, ...

The birth was discovered on January 3 by conservationists at Virunga National Park, who have said the babies 'appeared to be ...

Conservationists are celebrating the rare birth of twin mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Virunga ...

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) lists the status of mountain gorillas as "endangered" with their population at over 1,000.