With close to a million species now threatened with extinction, it's not often you hear about a conservation success story. But the mountain gorillas of the East African nation of Rwanda are just that ...

Celebrities, politicians and conservationists took turns to announce names for 40 infant gorillas in a glamorous ceremony in Rwanda, where the endangered creatures face a deadly threat from ...

VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Rwanda – Deep in Rwanda’s steep-sloped forest, the mountain gorillas look both endearing and intimidating. A tourist might feel conflicting impulses to shy away and reach for ...

KINIGI, Rwanda — Youths wearing gorilla costumes and rubber boots grunted and scampered in front of Rwanda’s president on Saturday during the ceremonial naming of 24 baby mountain gorillas in the ...

When the Rwandan government officially designated mountain gorillas by name, it underscored the significance of each gorilla to the nation and emphasized the necessity of safeguarding both the ...

This small but spectacular East African country is one of the continent’s most extraordinary wildlife destinations.

A pair of twin mountain gorillas have been born in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park, it was reported by International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP), a coalition of WWF, African Wildlife ...

Muscling through foliage so thick it feels like I’m discovering a new planet, my foot slips. Tangled roots and rain-slicked nettles feel designed to trip you up – but as quickly as I falter, porter ...

The annual naming ceremony is a Rwandan tradition. Umurimos's baby gorilla is pictured. Rwanda named 24 new baby gorillas during the 11th Annual Gorilla Naming Ceremony, Kwita Izina, at the foothills ...

Jean-Felix Kinani was far from center stage Tuesday when Rwanda held its tenth annual Kwita Izina, the national naming ceremony for baby mountain gorillas born during the past 12 months. Yet the 18 ...