Gabon, a forest-covered haven for gorillas and chimpanzees, will stop allowing tourists to see its great apes fearing that humans could give the novel coronavirus to the animals, the country's forest ...

Gabon is a country blessed by nature. With over 800 km of coastline along the Atlantic Ocean, tropical rainforests covering 85% of its territory and a wealth of minerals, Gabon is the most prosperous ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In Gabon, a local group of conservationists are sowing the seeds of ecotourism. Their goal is to finance the ...

Gabon's government and a coalition of donors have signed an agreement aimed at protecting 34,000 square km (13,000 square ...

Four plants consumed by wild gorillas in Gabon and used by local communities in traditional medicine show antibacterial and antioxidant properties, find Leresche Even Doneilly Oyaba Yinda from the ...

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National Geographic Explorer Brent Stirton has photographed life inside Virunga National Park over the course of nearly two decades—chronicling stories of violence and resilience. Conservation rangers ...

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In October 2024, conservationists released four gorillas from the Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education Center (GRACE) in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo back into the wild. The ...

The largest gorillas ever recorded weren't exactly King Kong in size, but they certainly weren't creatures you'd ever want to tangle with. The tallest verified wild gorilla was a six-foot, ...