Part of the Virunga Mountains, a range of dormant volcanoes covered in biodiverse rainforest, the park is home to approximately 380 mountain gorillas. There are 20 habituated gorilla groups, 12 of ...

The North Kivu Region with its capital city and gatway of Goma has many tourist favorite. This region has been turning into a ...

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Science dioramas of yesteryear can highlight the biases of the time. Exhibit experts are reimagining, annotating — and sometimes mothballing — the scenes.

RWANDA has the best economy in Africa and receives over US$1 billion international grants every year from the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US). But wait until ...

The previous mountain gorilla census of 2018 in Bwindi-Sarambwe gave an estimate of 459 individuals. Together with the Virunga census results of 2015, the total population of mountain gorillas was ...

“Before Virunga, we were mining. With Virunga ... killed and washed away in what Gouspillou described as “a rush of water that came down from the mountains.” Then, in another tragic event just six ...

Mountain gorillas, known scientifically as Gorilla beringei beringei, are a critically endangered subspecies of the eastern gorilla. These magnificent creatures primarily inhabit the dense forests of ...

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By Malavika Vyawahare Cacao cultivation is a major threat to the Congo Basin rainforest, with new research showing just where expanding cultivation could imperil the region’s rich wildlife. “We found ...

It was a cradle of life, culture, and spirituality. Within its embrace lay Virunga National Park, home to endangered mountain gorillas and a testament to the region’s unparalleled biodiversity.

Volcanoes National Park is a national park in northwestern Rwanda. It covers 160 square kilometres of rainforest and encompasses five of the eight volcanoes in the Virunga Mountains. Eastern Lowland ...