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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 small gray-green eyelash viper, heavily speckled, coiled around a thin bare branch inside a glass-fronted enclosure, with pale driftwood and dark foliage behind it.

Conservation Projects

Five Eyelash Vipers and a First for Houston Zoo

The Houston Zoo has announced a run of reptile births and hatchings this ...

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 ...

Five members of the Houston Zoo and Baylor College of Medicine EEHV team stand together smiling in front of a cable fence, with two Asian elephants in the sandy yard behind them and large trees overhead.

Conservation Projects

Houston Widens Its Fight Against an Elephant Virus

On World Elephant Day 2026, the Houston Zoo set out what it intends ...

An architect's rendering of the Galapagos Islands exhibit at the Houston Zoo, with sea lions hauled out on rock beside a large pool and visitors on the surrounding paths.

Expansions

Houston Zoo Unveils Galápagos Islands Exhibit, Celebrates Exceeding Fundraising Goal

The Houston Zoo is celebrating a major accomplishment, having exceeded its targeted goal ...