Wildlife Conservation Organization
Today only 720 Mountain Gorillas populate the earth, and in only two parks (Uganda/Rwanda, and Democratic Republic of Congo). Dr. Dian Fossey founded what was originally called the Volcano Veterinarian Center in 1986. After studying Gorilla’s behavior and interaction with Continue Reading
UN peacekeepers from the Congo have successfully airlifted endangered baby gorillas out of the conflict zone where they were rescued. The four babies were flown from the conflict zone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Kasugho Sanctuary Continue Reading
Gorillas, the largest of the great apes, are under renewed threat across the Congo Basin from Nigeria to the Albertine Rift: poaching for bushmeat, loss of habitat due to agricultural expansion, degradation of habitat from logging, mining and charcoal production Continue Reading
Researchers at the American Museum of Natural History in New York have discovered what they term the “Barcode of Life” which is a genetic sequence that is specific to each individual species. By analyzing this “Barcode of Life,” they can Continue Reading
Scientists warn that all gorillas could be killed in the Congo River Basin by the mid 2020s if action is not taken. Militias in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have greatly exacerbated the poaching problem by smuggling bush meat through the Continue Reading