Inspired by an ancient Rwandan practice, Kwita Izina honours each button-cute baby gorilla born in Volcanoes National Park ...

Three decades after the groundbreaking researcher was killed in Rwanda, the ape population is growing—but is under rising pressure. Fossey devoted almost 20 years to her studies before she was ...

"I tell them, 'I’m just a vet.'" In 1985 Dian Fossey hired veterinarian James Foster to join her research station in Rwanda as the first "gorilla doctor." A few weeks later Fossey was murdered ...

who championed the mountain gorillas of Rwanda and, though she met a tragic end, made her cause legendary; and Canadian Biruté Galdikas, who went into the deepest jungles of Borneo to live among ...

Rwanda offers unforgettable gorilla trekking experiences in Volcanoes National Park, home to the endangered mountain gorillas ...