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We are happy to announce the birth of a new baby for the Humba gorilla family, born on the 7th of August. This is the first baby for 9 year-old mother Kanyalire, a female who migrated from the Kabirizi family to Humba family about one year ago. Kanyalire’s history includes the death of her mother,

Late Sunday night, August 7, a group of Congolese and Rwandan men were arrested by Rwandan police as they attempted to smuggle an infant gorilla into Rwanda from neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to the poachers, the gorilla had been captured near the Bukima area of Virunga National Park, which makes it likely

Many big and small incidents happen in the park daily. Some might give you a better picture of what the staff and rangers deal with, so we will be blogging more about the stories that happen all over the park. Because it is high on the priority list to keep our animals safe, today you

The recent attack on a park’s vehicle causing the death of two more rangers is yet another reminder of the price rangers and their families pay to protect Virunga for the benefit of us all. Rangers put themselves in harm’s way on a daily basis for what the rest of us pay for a cup

“Habituate” is a common word used around Virunga, but many of our readers don’t know what this word means or how the habituation process works. Simply put, the word means getting wild animals used to being around people. Virunga, for instance, has habituated gorillas and non-habituated gorillas. The chimpanzees of Tongo (west of park headquarters)

Last week, the BCC aired a documentary where one of the Top Gear presenters, Richard Hammond, descends into Nyiragongo volcano crater in a story that tries to answer the question, “How does the Earth work?” Check it out HERE. BBC’s description of the program: “Using a giant 3D virtual Earth, Richard peels back the layers