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Dozens of children stand among broad-leaved forest plants near Nkuba with their hands raised, several holding printed photographs of gorillas and birds.

Africa & Middle East

140 Children and the Forest Next Door

Through August, 140 children from two villages in eastern Democratic Republic of the ...

Salima Niyigena stands at a wood-panelled podium gesturing toward a large screen that shows her presentation title slide, which reads 'Oral processing behaviors of golden monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis spp. kandti) from the Volcanoes National park in Rwanda' above a photograph of three golden monkeys on a rocky slope.

Africa & Middle East

The Rwandan Scientist Studying How Golden Monkeys Chew

Salima Niyigena studies how golden monkeys chew. In September she took that work ...

A young gorilla with dense black fur and reddish-brown eyes looks slightly away from the camera, framed by broad green leaves and a pale plant stem in dappled forest light.

Africa & Middle East

445 Square Kilometers of Congolese Forest, Legally Theirs

On World Gorilla Day, September 24, 2026, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund announced ...

A man in a cap and aviation headset sits in the front of a helicopter over dry bushveld, holding a Cape Vulture upright against his chest with one hand around its neck, the bird's pale hooked bill and dark eye turned toward the window.

Africa & Middle East

Sixteen Vultures Went Back to Their Nests

On August 28, 2026, the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Birds of Prey Unit was ...

An African elephant drinks with its trunk curled to its mouth, water running from its lip, with a second elephant in the background.

North America

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Joins World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) as Institution Member

The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) has welcomed back Cleveland Metroparks ...