With close to a million species now threatened with extinction, it's not often you hear about a conservation success story. But as we first reported in November, the mountain gorillas of the East ...
Originally published in the January 1970 issue of National Geographic. In remote African highlands, a daring American woman ...
Originally published in the October 1971 issue of National Geographic. Dian Fossey reports from the field on the death of ...
Rwanda has 14 mountain gorilla families that have been carefully habituated to human observers and “can be visited by up to ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning writer/podcaster, I've been to 100+ countries. Perhaps the world's greatest animal quest is trekking to visit the ...
Fifty-five years ago, Dian Fossey first appeared on the cover of National Geographic, bringing newfound awareness to the mountain gorillas who call the Virunga Massif their home. The 1970 issue with ...
A huge male silverback gorilla nibbles on a tasty bamboo shoot before farting loudly, oblivious to his neighbours—farmers working fertile fields a stone's throw away. With hundreds of mountain ...
When I told friends I was heading to Rwanda, I was surprised by their reaction. “So, you’re going to fist-bump gorillas?” they asked. Their response turned out to be rather accurate. The central ...
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