Journal #69, 2/2024

The Grauer's gorilla is facing a major crisis. Several factors are threatening its habitat: agricultural and pastoral expansion, subsistence hunting,…

Involving the population in conservation
Conservation and protection of biodiversity in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are subject to…

The task of the managers of Maiko National Park is to protect the rainforest and its biological diversity and to preserve its importance in…

I want to take a moment to update you on Gorilla Doctors' work across D. R. Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda regarding the mpox outbreak in the region and…

Celebrating Two Years of Community Partnership
In the village of Kagheri, located 15 km from the GRACE (Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation…

Climate change, along with the rise in extreme events, is expected to become a growing threat to wildlife. However, compared to other animals, not…

The strong relationship between adult males and adult females form the basis of gorilla social groups. Relationships among female gorillas are…

Western lowland gorillas usually live in one-male groups, consisting of one dominant male (a silverback), several females and their offspring. For…

Water provision for two schools
For many years the Wilhelma, the Zoological-Botanical Garden of Stuttgart, has collected mobile phones for recycling.…

On the 15^th and 16^th June 2024, 52 members and friends of the Berggorilla & Regenwald Direkthilfe gathered to celebrate our 40^th anniversary at the…