Wildlife Trail

Threats to Endangered Wildlife ~ NASA Images of Deforestation in Virunga

Gorilla CD Field Report ~ NASA recently released some photos of Virunga National Park, comparing the forests from 1999 to…

Companies Making a Difference ~ Disney drops paper suppliers linked to deforestation

Disney this week announced sweeping changes to its paper-sourcing policy that will exclude fiber produced via the destruction of tropical…

Mountain Gorillas ~ A tragic Past, and a Delicately Hopeful Future

  WWF Gorilla Field Report: Gorillas and other great apes are a WWF priority species. WWF treats priority species as…

Conservation Challenges ~ Another Baby Gorilla Rescued from Poachers Today in Goma

Virunga National Park Field Report ~ Poaching Challenges: Another baby gorilla was rescued from poachers today in Goma making this…

Poached Baby Eastern Lowland Gorilla (Grauer’s) Comes to Virunga

Virunga National Park Field Report by LuAnne C ~ Yesterday, we received a 9-month-old baby Grauer’s gorilla that had been…

Scientists identify new species of Monkey in Congo, call for conservation of Congo’s Forests

By Associated Press, KAMPALA, Uganda — A team of scientists has identified a new species of monkey in central Africa…

Threat of Deforestation ~ Rangers Destroying a Charcoal Kiln in Virunga National Park.

Rangers are hard at work fighting the illegal charcoal trade and protecting Virunga’s forest habitats. The illegal charcoal trade has…

Gorilla Facts | Why do silverback gorillas have silver backs?

Male gorillas develop a saddle-shaped area of silvery hair on their backs when they reach sexual maturity. Silverback gorillas’ silvery…

Help keep our rangers protecting Virunga, By Emmanuel De Merode, Director for Virunga National Park

ongo (DRC) Conflict Update ~ Mountain Gorilla Conservation Front ~ By Emmanuel De Merode, Director for Virunga National Park: Even…

Sad News ~ Death of young Mountain Gorilla Akarusho

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Field Report:  We are sad to report that 3-year-old male mountain gorilla Akarusho has passed…

Sad News ~ Death of Adult female Mountain Gorilla, Bwiruka

Uganda Wildlife Authority Field Report: Senior Adult female Mountain Gorilla, Bwiruka(local name for the one who knows how to run…