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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 ...

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 mountain gorilla mother with twin infants

Africa & Middle East

Who Pays the Vets for the Last Orphans

The only facility in the world caring for orphaned mountain gorillas is at ...

A group of hooded vultures with pink bare heads feeds on scraps spread across wet ground beside a market building in Nigeria.

Africa & Middle East

Nigeria’s Vulture Crisis Has No Zoo Money Behind It

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation called on September 4, 2026 for urgent government action ...

Rendering of the Fred and Barbara Erb Discovery Trails entrance arch with stylized trees and visitors walking through

Conservation Projects

Detroit Zoo’s New Trails Earn a First for the City

The Detroit Zoo‘s Fred and Barbara Erb Discovery Trails opened over Memorial Day ...

An adult Puerto Rican crested toad with warty grey-brown skin and a gold eye sits on wet sand.

Conservation Projects

Detroit Zoo Sends 6,855 Tadpoles to Puerto Rico

The Detroit Zoo has sent 6,855 Puerto Rican crested toad tadpoles to be ...