Rwanda is using environmental DNA technology to help detect endangered species like mountain gorillas and golden monkeys, as ...

With close to a million species now threatened with extinction, it's not often you hear about a conservation success story. But as we first reported in November, the mountain gorillas of the East ...

There are about a thousand mountain gorillas remaining on Earth, and about half live in the forests of the Virunga mountains ...

Scientists in Rwanda are collecting traces of DNA left behind in soil and water to identify endangered species like mountain gorillas without disturbing their habitat.

Rwanda is using a new approach known as environmental DNA technology to detect species like the endangered mountain gorilla ...

Fifty-five years ago, Dian Fossey first appeared on the cover of National Geographic, bringing newfound awareness to the mountain gorillas who call the Virunga Massif their home. The 1970 issue with ...

Conservationists are trying in Rwanda to increase the population of silverback gorillas, whom they say have a lot in common with people. Conservationists are trying in Rwanda with silverback gorillas, ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Step aside, 4D exhibits, there is now a virtual reality experience at the Denver Zoo. Using 360-degree virtual reality headsets and motion-platform seats with built-in surround sound, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning writer/podcaster, I've been to 100+ countries. Perhaps the world's greatest animal quest is trekking to visit the ...

Muscling through foliage so thick it feels like I’m discovering a new planet, my foot slips. Tangled roots and rain-slicked nettles feel designed to trip you up – but as quickly as I falter, porter ...

Netflix’s A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough premieres on April 17, 2026, returning viewers to Rwanda nearly five decades after Sir David Attenborough first sat among a family of mountain ...