In a blow to the already critically endangered western lowland gorilla population, a primate was killed in November after being hit by a hydraulic door at the Calgary Zoo in Alberta, Canada.

Byamukama had said the gorilla attacked him and he killed Rafiki in self defence, according to the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). Mountain gorillas are endangered with just over 1,000 in ...

On the negative side, I have had to bury gorilla friends killed and dismembered by poachers, and I've seen how man's encroachment threatens the very survival of Gorilla gorilla beringei ...

The image was taken at a gorilla orphanage in Virunga National Park, DR Congo, where the animals were raised after poachers killed their parents. The park's deputy director told BBC Newsday that ...

ISTANBUL -- A young gorilla rescued from a plane's cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo, officials said Sunday, while wildlife officers consider returning him to his natural habitat.

A former Antioch Police Department officer who allegedly collected “trophies” from crime scenes to display on his home mantle pleaded guilty this week as part of a plea ...

A young gorilla rescued from a plane's cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo, officials said Sunday, while wildlife officers consider returning him to his natural habitat. The 5-month-old ...

A baby gorilla rescued from a plane’s cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo, officials said, while wildlife officers consider returning him to his natural habitat.

Researchers identify gorillas by their distinctive noseprints. Digit, an intimidating silverback and a Fossey favorite, became the namesake of her campaign to raise money after he was killed.

The tragic death of Eyare, a two-year-old western lowland gorilla at the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo, continues to raise ...