In the Virunga National Forest, the mountain gorilla population sits in the middle of a war zone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as forest rangers track and keep a watchful eye on the ...

and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The video above was filmed in Rwanda. Despite their formidable appearance, mountain gorillas are mostly peaceful and eat a vegetarian diet of items such as ...

An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say. The interval between ...

Park authorities have been assisting ranger families, but the conflict and economic instability leaves them vulnerable ...

What would you do if you were approached by a silverback mountain gorilla? Watch the amazing footage of this close encounter.