Yet poaching is only one of many pressures—human encroachment, land clearing, illicit collecting, tourist presence—that have brought the mountain gorilla to the edge of extinction. Digit's sad ...

A version of this story appears in the December 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo—Trackers swing their machetes at the thick jungle, and ...

Sadly we may also be their biggest threat. People have been pushing into the mountain gorilla’s forests in central Africa for decades – now there are only about 1000 of these splendid beasts in the ...

Over the last two months, 1,500 hectares of prime mountain gorilla habitat have been cleared by illegal settlers in Virunga National Park, a World Heritage Site. Gland, Switzerland – Over the last two ...

Some are compelled to relocate farther up the chilly mountain slopes, which may be hazardous to their health. Meet the heavyweight champion of the gorilla world—the eastern lowland gorilla.

Today, Fossey is buried next to her dead gorilla friends, many of which had been killed by the very poachers that likely ...

I achieved the dream earlier this year when I traveled to Rwanda to visit mountain gorillas. Chris Johnston, of Steppes travel, an expert in gorilla trekking, shares his knowledge and passion in ...

Prospects look better for the mountain gorilla, after years of conservation measures, including anti-poaching and veterinary patrols. And numbers of two large whales are recovering, following ...