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Animals have culture, too, and for some it’s crucial to their survival and conservation

Mike Gaworecki 24 Jun 2020

‘Rafiki’s trust was betrayed’: Q&A with conservationist Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 18 Jun 2020
A chimpanzee munches on a cacao fruit on a plantation in Bossou, Guinea. Image courtesy of Nicola Bryson-Morrison.

Chimps prefer human crops, scientists find — and it’s better for them

Elizabeth Fitt 18 Jun 2020

Mystery ailments, asymptomatic individuals: Spotlight on monkeypox in chimps

Shreya Dasgupta 5 Jun 2020

Loss, resilience and community amid an outbreak: Q&A with gorilla researcher Magdalena Bermejo

Heather Richardson 4 Jun 2020

When the world’s rarest primate couples up, it’s a win for the species

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 28 May 2020

For the western chimpanzee, sanctuaries are more than just a last resort

Mark Hillsdon 26 May 2020

For Freedom the gorilla, a months-long journey back to the wilds of Cameroon

Tina Deines 19 May 2020

Takeover of Nigerian reserve highlights uphill battle to save forests

Orji Sunday 4 May 2020

For world’s rarest great ape, COVID-19 is latest in a litany of threats

Ayat S. Karokaro, Hans Nicholas Jong 30 Apr 2020
ICCN ranger with a gorilla in Virunga National Park, DRC. Image courtesy Nelis Wolmarans.

Twelve rangers killed in latest Virunga Park incident

Fred Kockott 25 Apr 2020

Images from a dropped phone reveal the ugly truth behind bonobo trafficking

Mireya Mayor 23 Apr 2020

Rescuing orangutans ‘doesn’t work’ for apes or forests, studies find

James Fair 15 Apr 2020
Mountain gorilla in neighboring Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. Photo for Mongabay.com by Rhett A. Butler.

For great apes at risk of infection, COVID-19 is also an economic threat

Heather Richardson 13 Apr 2020

A tale of two Nigerian reserves underscores importance of community

Orji Sunday 9 Apr 2020

Nigeria declares new conservation zone for most threatened chimpanzee

Linus Unah 3 Apr 2020

National parks in Africa shutter over COVID-19 threat to great apes

Malavika Vyawahare 26 Mar 2020

Keeping gorillas safe amid COVID-19 concerns

Liz Kimbrough 24 Mar 2020

Scientists call for independent review of dam project in orangutan habitat

Hans Nicholas Jong 24 Mar 2020

To save Cross River gorillas, EU-funded program aims to empower communities

Linus Unah 20 Mar 2020

Western lowland gorillas may be territorial, a new study finds

Liz Kimbrough 12 Mar 2020

Where the logging ends in Indonesian Borneo, the forest clearing begins

Shreya Dasgupta 4 Mar 2020

Call for prosecution of Indonesian politician who kept baby orangutan as pet

Ayat S. Karokaro 26 Feb 2020

Camera traps confirm presence of lowland gorillas in central mainland Equatorial Guinea for first time in over a decade

Mongabay.com 25 Feb 2020

Burning and bullets: Forest fires push Bornean orangutans into harm’s way

Aseanty Pahlevi 18 Feb 2020

Dam that threatens orangutan habitat is ‘wholly unnecessary’: Report

Hans Nicholas Jong 30 Jan 2020

Indonesia forest fires push orangutans into starvation mode, study finds

Hans Nicholas Jong 24 Jan 2020
Bamboo lemur in Madagascar. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Global consumer demands fuel the extinction crisis facing the world’s primates

Alejandro Estrada, Paul A. Garber 29 Dec 2019

Fighting to save an endangered ape, Indonesian activists fear for their lives

Hans Nicholas Jong 18 Dec 2019

Mountain gorilla census reveals further increase in numbers

John Cannon 17 Dec 2019

Indonesian dam raises questions about UN hydropower carbon loophole

Justin Catanoso 12 Dec 2019
A yaws-infected adult gorilla with red lesions mainly located on its face. Photo by Céline Genton/Université de Rennes 1

Female gorillas recognize and respond to contagious disease

Lara Streiff 25 Nov 2019

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