Perhaps the worst misfortune to befall the world’s gorillas is that they live in some of the most resource-rich and lawless parts of the planet. Their forest homes in Africa are rich in timber, gold, ...

WWF is deeply saddened and concerned over the killing of a habituated male gorilla in Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas in the Central African Republic (CAR). 12-year-old Sosa of the Mayele group was shot ...

A Mongabay investigation has uncovered exclusive details about the clandestine market for gorilla and chimpanzee body parts in northeastern Nigeria, revealing that the trade works in a larger area ...

Controversy continues to swirl after an endangered western lowland gorilla was fatally shot to protect a 3-year-old boy who had entered its exhibit. The director of the Cincinnati Zoo on Monday ...

Press Trust of India | Jun 1, 2016, 6:24 AM IST Police said today they were investigating the circumstances surrounding a 4-year-old boy entering a gorilla's exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo and the ...

The Cincinnati Zoo shot and killed a western lowland gorilla on Saturday (May 28, 2016) after a 4-year-old boy slipped into the animal's enclosure. (File photo of Harambe, the gorilla killed) (CNN) — ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Recent outbreaks of ebola among people in Africa also killed thousands of gorillas, animals already threatened by hunting, a new study reports. Outbreaks in Congo and Gabon in 2002 ...