Armed Conflict Menaces Gorilla Habitat in Eastern DRC
In January 2025, the M23, a Congolese rebel group backed by Rwanda, took control of the city of Goma. It then went on to seize large portions of…
[details]Eastern gorillas
Eastern gorillas live in a much smaller distribution area than western gorillas, and their total number is much smaller. Two subspecies are recognized: Grauer’s or eastern lowland gorillas and mountain gorillas (two populations: Bwindi and Virunga).
Community Reserves in a Retreating Environment
The natural forests in western North Kivu province and Maniema province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, are very rich in biodiversity of…
[details]Ecological Research in the Kivu Region
As we fly from Rwanda's capital Kigali to the Kivu region in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, our route stretches over a hilly landscape…
[details]Silverback Sagas: Dominance Struggles Among Male Gorillas
When powerful silverbacks jostle for dominance within a group, they can sustain very serious injuries with their long canine teeth. Over the last 30…
[details]Virunga Park Again Threatened by Oil
Conservationists had hoped that Virunga National Park has been granted a reprieve after the 2015 withdrawal of the oil company SOCO who had wanted to…
[details]The Story of Two Pioneers in the Habituation of Eastern Gorillas
Scientifically, there are four subspecies of gorillas: Gorilla beringei beringei, Gorilla beringei graueri, Gorilla gorilla gorilla and Gorilla…
[details]Restoration in Eastern Congo
The rebel group M23 stopped fighting at the beginning of November 2013 and gave up. They had been fighting the Congolese army in eastern Congo for…
[details]Orphaned Gorilla Care
![[Translate to EN:] Jan Ramer, rechts, bei der Untersuchung von Shamavu](/fileadmin/news/Jan_Ramer__rechts__bei_der_Untersuchung_von_Shamavu.jpg "[Translate to EN:] Jan Ramer, rechts, bei der Untersuchung von Shamavu")
Gorilla confiscations are on the rise in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. So far this year 3 eastern lowland, or Grauer’s gorillas have been…
New Gorilla Orphan Confiscated
A new orphan gorilla infant arrived in the night on Sunday, August 7th, 2011, at the care facility in Kinigi, Rwanda operated by the Dian Fossey…
A New Genetic Perspective on Gorillas
Over the last two decades genetic studies have greatly influenced our understanding of the complex evolutionary history of one of our closest living…
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