Wild mountain gorilla Mafuko gave birth to twins in Virunga National Park on Jan. 3, the park announced on social media "Both appeared to be in healthy condition at the time of the observation," the ...

Virunga park ranger says babies are well cared for by mother Mafuko but high infant mortality makes first weeks critical ...

It may not be on everyone’s radar as a bucket list destination — but there’s plenty of reason why this tiny, landlocked country at the heart of East Africa deserves a spot on every discerning ...

A new census of mountain gorillas in the Virunga Massif will help gauge the impact of conservation work in the area and play a vital role in guiding future efforts to safeguard the critically ...

Learn how an endangered species that rarely has twins is caring for two newborns — and why the coming weeks matter most. With only about 1,000 mountain gorillas left on Earth, every birth matters. But ...

This Sentinel-1 radar composite image features the Virunga Mountains in East Africa: a chain of volcanoes stretching across Rwanda’s northern border with Uganda and east into the Democratic Republic ...

On Tuesday, September 22, 2015, I sat in Kinshasa and watched ministers from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda sign a remarkable treaty, witnessed by a senior delegation from Uganda, ...