For over two decades, Emmanuel de Merode has worked at the intersection of conservation, conflict, and development in the ...

Originally published in the April 1981 issue of National Geographic. Dian Fossey reports from the field on the death of Digit ...

On the southwestern flank of Virunga, a protected national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, there was once a thick rainforest. Today it looks like the surface of the moon, barren and smoking.

Twin mountain gorillas were recently born in the Virunga National Park, renowned for its biodiversity but threatened by conflict.

In a new Netflix documentary, David Attenborough revisits the descendants of the gorilla family he first met in Rwanda almost ...

An estimated 1,050 to 1,063 mountain gorillas survive in the wild. Every birth matters — and twin births, which occur in less than 1% of all gorilla births, are nearly unheard of. That’s why two sets ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Oscar night is in full swing and Decider has you covered. Click here for all our coverage of Oscars 2015. The Oscar-nominated, Leonardo DiCaprio-backed documentary ...

"She will be missed by all of us at Virunga but we are forever grateful for the richness Ndakasi brought to our lives during her time at Senkwekwe," the ape's caretaker, Andre Bauma, said in a ...

Imagine that your favorite national park (perhaps Yellowstone?) suddenly becomes the battleground for a horrific civil war. Instead of peace, there are explosions and gunshots. Animals hide. Tourists ...

KINSHASA, Congo – Ndakasi, a mountain gorilla who famously posed for a selfie with a ranger at Congo’s Virunga National Park, has died at 14 after a long illness, the park said. “It is with heartfelt ...

The streaming service also distributed 2014 contender 'The Square.' By Natalie Jarvey Senior Digital Media Editor The two back-to-back nominations validate Netflix’s young original documentary ...