Gorilla Orphans in D. R. Congo
Mountain Gorilla Orphans
On November 23, 2010, 9-year-old female Maisha and 7-year-old male Kaboko moved from the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary…
[details]Journal #42, 1/2011
GORILLA JOURNAL 42
a census team led by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Conservation Society and the Conservation Society Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN) in Kahuzi-Biega National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced that the population of Grauer’s gorillas in the highland sector has not only survived, but has even increased since...
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…
[details]Sarambwe Reserve Support Project by VONA
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The Sarambwe Reserve Integrated Management Support Project ran from 2009 to early 2011. The project was funded by IUCN France and B&RD and implemented…
Human Metapneumovirus Infection
The genetic relatedness of mountain gorillas and humans has led to concerns about interspecies transmission of infectious agents. Human-to-gorilla…
Threats to Maiko National Park 2011
While the Maiko National Park still contains a high biodiversity, it is increasingly obvious that its conservation is still dependent on finding a…
Gorillas in Deng-Deng
Deng Deng - Previous Surveys
In 1998 an environmental impact survey of a proposed oil pipeline route from Chad to Cameroon was commissioned by the…
Wildlife Trafficking in Gabon
The critical situation of the elephants and the great apes, and their role in the regeneration of the tropical forest, are well documented and…
[details]Gorilla Killers Arrested in Congo
Two men were recently arrested in the Kabo forestry concession in northern Republic of Congo for hunting a gorilla. The hunt was carried out during…
[details]The Aspinall Foundation's Project in Gabon
Over the last 12 years, UK-charity The Aspinall Foundation has been running a unique western lowland gorilla rehabilitation and reintroduction project…
[details]New Gorilla Census in Kahuzi-Biega 2010
A census team led by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN) in Kahuzi-Biega National…
[details]Renovation Afi Base
Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary is the most westerly of three sites in Nigeria where Cross River gorillas occur, the other two sites being the Mbe…