Of these, southern Cameroon’s Mengame Gorilla Sanctuary at 26,780 hectares is one of the smallest. A young western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) strikes a sassy pose in Gabon.

A version of this story appears in the December 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo—Trackers swing their machetes at the thick jungle, and ...

Remember the little orphaned gorilla, rescued after being shot by poachers? Thankfully, the youngster is now flourishing ...

Koko and Ndume lived side by side in Woodside, California, at the foundation's gorilla sanctuary in the Santa Cruz Mountains for 27 years until Koko died at the age of 46 on June 19, 2018. Ndume was ...