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SMUGGLED BEATEN AND DRUGGED ILLICIT TRADE IMPERILS APES
Daniel Stiles, a self-styled ape trafficking detective in Kenya, had been scouring Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp for weeks, looking for pictures of gorillas, chimps or orangutans... READ MORE›
PANDAS NO LONGER ENDANGERD; GORRILLA NUMBERS DECLINE
The giant panda is no longer an endangered species... READ MORE›
EASTERN GORILLA NOW CRITICALLY ENDANGERED DUE TO ILLEGAL HUNTING
The eastern gorilla has suffered a 70 percent population collapse over the past 20 years, primarily due to illegal hunting... READ MORE›
AFRICAN CONSERVATION GROUP WITH UNUSUAL MISSION ENFORCEMENT
It is headed by a French conservationist, Charlotte Houpline, and together they pursued Mr. Doumbouya, with Mr. Drori posing as a buyer... READ MORE›
THE DARK, VIOLENT UNDERWORLD OF THE BABY CHIMP MARKET
'In 10 years, in 20 years, we won't have any more chimpanzees.'... READ MORE›
LONDON ZOO GORILLA BROKE ENCLOSURE GLASS TWICE BEFORE ESCAPE
A silverback gorilla that escaped from its enclosure at London zoo has broken panes of glass at the attraction at least twice, the zoo has confirmed... READ MORE›
THE CINCINNATI ZOO'S PROBLEM WASN'T THAT IT KILLED ITS GORILLA. IT'S THAT IT'S A ZOO.
Did members of the gorilla care staff do enough to try to separate Harambe from the child?... READ MORE›
LONDON ZOO GORILLA ESCAPE: WILDLIFE GROUP CALLS FOR URGENT INQUIRY
Born Free Foundation says Kumbuka incident is 'startling reminder' of risks of keeping wild animals in captivity... READ MORE›
ZOOS KILLING OF GORILLA HOLDING A BOY PROMPTS OUTRAGE
But soon supporters of animal rights were organizing a vigil outside the zoo in remembrance of the gorilla, named Harambe, a male weighing more than 420 pounds... READ MORE›
CELEBRITY APE SELFIES HARMING EFFORTS TO CURB WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING, UN BODY WARNS
Instagram snaps of celebs such as Paris Hilton and James Rodriguez posing with orangutans and chimpanzees is endangering the survival of the great apes... READ MORE›
JACK HANNA DEFENDS CINCINNATI ZOO'S DECISION TO KILL GORILLA
X Embed x Share How a 4-year-old boy dropped into the Gorilla World exhibit at the CIncinnati Zoo Botanical Garden... READ MORE›
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO COLO: OLDEST GORILLA IN U.S. TURNS 60
She's Colo, the nation's oldest living gorilla, and she's turning 60 on Thursday at the Columbus Zoo... READ MORE›
WORLD'S OLDEST GORILLA TURNS 58 BUT NOT EVERYONE IS CELEBRATING
There was a special birthday celebration at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium so special that zoo staff believed it was worth streaming around the world... READ MORE›
STEALING ANIMALS TO SELL AS PETS
The live trade in apes particularly is growing, said Doug Cress of the Great Apes Survival Partnership... READ MORE›
FATAL SHOOTING OF GORILLA TURNS INTO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
Witnesses say slain gorilla was trying to protect child... READ MORE›
STUDY FINDS GREAT APES KNOW WHEN PEOPLE ARE WRONG AND ARE WILLING TO HELP THEM
A person would place an object on one of two boxes, while a great ape looked on... READ MORE›
GIANT PANDAS NO LONGER 'ENDANGERED' IN CHINA
Status of giant pandas upgraded to vulnerable, but Eastern gorilla gets added to critically endangered list... READ MORE›
STUDY SAYS APES HAVE ABILITY TO THINK LIKE HUMANS IN AN IMPORTANT WAY
Then, after the man leaves, King Kong moves the rock or moves out of the bale... READ MORE›
GRAUER'S GORILLA: WORLD'S LARGEST GREAT APE BEING WIPED OUT BY WAR
The DRC army has been going into the Kahuzi-Biega national park and trying to chase out armed groups... READ MORE›
GORILLA HARAMBE SHOOTING: THE BEST WAY TO AVOID TRAGIC HUMAN-GORILLA INCIDENTS? MODERN FREE-RANGE PRIMATE ZOO DISPLAYS
The breach of a primate exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo by a child underscores the need to modernize zoo exhibits... READ MORE›
GENES OF SLAIN CINCINNATI GORILLA TO LIVE ON
There are currently 350 gorillas of Harambe's species in U.S. zoos, according to the AZA, which accredits zoos, including Cincinnati's and approves breeding plans... READ MORE›
'HE'S DRAGGING MY SON': PANICKED 911 CALL FROM CINCINNATI ZOO RELEASED
Minutes later, the Cincinnati Zoo's dangerous animal response team shot and killed Harambe the gorilla to protect the boy... READ MORE›
SHOOTING OF ZOO'S GORILLA SPARKS ONLINE PROTEST
Harambe, a Western Lowland gorilla was killed by Zoo keepers after the boy had climbed over a barrier and appeared to be in danger... READ MORE›
CINCINNATI ZOO DIRECTOR DEFENDS KILLING GORILLA TO SAVE BOY
The male western lowland gorilla named Harambe was killed Saturday by a special zoo response team that feared for the boy's safety... READ MORE›
GORILLA SHOT DEAD AFTER PLAYING WITH TODDLER WHO FELL INTO ENCLOSURE
A four-year-old was rescued from a terrifying ordeal after falling into the enclosure of an adult gorilla at Cincinnati Zoo... READ MORE›
CINCINNATI ZOO DIRECTOR DEFENDS DECISION TO KILL GORILLA AFTER BOY, 4, SLIPPED INTO ENCLOSURE
The male western lowland gorilla named Harambe was killed Saturday by a special zoo response team that feared for the boy's safety... READ MORE›
SKULL DATING BACK 13 MILLION YEARS POINTS TO AFRICAN ROOTS FOR APE-HUMAN ANCESTOR
Skull dating back 13 million years points to African roots for ape-human ancestor study... READ MORE›
WATCH HARAMBE PLAY AS A BABY
Video has emerged from fifteen years ago showing a young Harambe playing in a Texas zoo... READ MORE›
EBOLA VACCINE CREATED TO PROTECT CHIMPS
Without an Ebola vaccine, argued Walsh, the world will end up with a few little remnant populations of chimps and gorillas... READ MORE›
'I CAN'T WATCH THIS': 911 TAPE RELEASED IN GORILLA SHOOTING DEATH | TORONTO STAR
The breach, zoo director Thane Maynard said, was the first time a visitor had entered its Gorilla World exhibit, which opened in 1978... READ MORE›