What a year it has been. The pandemic has affected all corners of our global operation, placing intense pressure on community well-being and triggering threats to at-risk wildlife and habitats. And yet, our teams and partners have shown great resilience and we...
As part of our celebrations for the 50th Anniversary of Kahuzi-Biega National Park, we spoke with Ellie Nalle about her travels to the park in the Summer of 1989. By Ellie Nalle When the movie “Gorillas in the Mist” was released in 1988 it was a sensation. As soon as...
For 50 years, Kahuzi-Biega National Park has protected one of the most biodiverse regions in all of Africa. Founded on November 30, 1970, Kahuzi-Biega is where the first gorillas – Grauer’s gorillas – were habituated for visitation by tourists, almost five decades...
Happy World Gorilla Day! Today we celebrate some of our closest relatives in the wild and reflect on our collaborative work for decades to ensure their survival. What an enormously complicated year this has been for all great apes – human and non-human alike – with...
Our Voices from the Field series is a behind-the-scenes look into the conservation efforts of our field teams and partners around the world. We believe protecting the planet begins with people and this series highlights talented practitioners and the work we do...
