Inspired by an ancient Rwandan practice, Kwita Izina honours each button-cute baby gorilla born in Volcanoes National Park ...

where he is carefully observed by mountain gorilla researchers, including the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. Related: Rare Moment ...

Deep in the jungle of Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the then-24-year-old student was hundreds of miles from her ...

The mountain gorilla is legally protected within ... With John Fowler, a student, carrying the baby, we climbed into a tree near the resting group. Beethoven, the reigning silverback, scrutinized ...

“I always get very excited when I hear that a baby mountain gorilla has been born,” says Kalema-Zikusoka. “It gives me hope that the numbers are continuing to grow. It means that we’re ...