At least 50 hippopotamuses died from anthrax poisoning in Virunga National Park, the oldest African national park located in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Park officials confirmed that the dead ...

Wild mountain gorilla Mafuko gave birth to twins in Virunga National Park on Jan. 3, the park announced on social media "Both appeared to be in healthy condition at the time of the observation," the ...

Virunga National Park is one of the natural treasures of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and this year, it celebrates its 100th anniversary. Located in North Kivu, this UNESCO World Heritage ...

While the birth is sparking joy, infant mountain gorillas are vulnerable, and twins can be twice as hard for a mother to take ...

(Reuters) -At least 50 hippos and other large animals have been killed by anthrax poisoning in eastern Congo's Virunga National Park and have been spotted floating along a major river that feeds one ...

Two pictures of park rangers posing for selfies with gorillas went viral in November 2024 when the X account Nature Is Amazing posted them (archived). "Anti-Poachers in the DR Congo taking a selfie ...

An endangered mountain gorilla has given birth to twins in the Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, whose remarkable biodiversity has long been threatened by the region's ...

The disease has been connected to the deaths of animals at Virunga National Park in Africa's Democratic Republic of the Congo Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The ...

A pair of twin mountain gorillas has been born in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - a rare occurrence for the endangered primates, conservationists at Virunga National Park say. The community ...

Virunga National Park (covering an area of 790,000 ha) comprises an outstanding diversity of habitats, ranging from swamps and steppes to the snowfields of Rwenzori at an altitude of over 5,000 m, and ...

Five rangers and their driver have been killed at the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a spokesman says. The group was killed in an ambush by suspected rebels operating in ...