Every month Kambale and Kabuyaya trek into the jungles of Virunga National Park in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to assess each gorilla’s health. They identify any ...

Despite the dangers, Virunga National Park is open to the public. The park offers gorilla trekking, a guided excursion that leads visitors to view the iconic mountain gorillas. In addition ...

the primates of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo are naturals. A set of photos taken by their friendly protector shows one gorilla placing its hands on its hips and ...

The park has largely succeeded in protecting mountain gorillas, its top tourist draw ... seven young men repairing a rugged road that leads to Virunga National Park, it did not take much to ...

The Virunga Massif, which comprises the Mikeno Sector of Virunga National Park (DRC), Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda) and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Uganda), is home to around half of the ...

Venture into Virunga National Park with Smithsonian writer Paul Raffaele as he examines the threats facing mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Explore Subscribe Newsletters ...

Mountain gorillas live in just two isolated groups – one in the Virunga volcanoes – spanning the borders of Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and one in Bwindi ...

WWF extends warm congratulations to Virunga for its Oscar nomination in the best feature documentary category. The movie highlights the tremendous challenges to conservation in Africa’s oldest and ...