On the 40th Anniversary of Dian Fossey’s Death, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Commemorates the Legacy She Left Behind

Dian Fossey in Rwanda with mountain gorillas, 1970 Dian Fossey pioneered the process of habituating gorillas to her presence ...

'Her behaviour could be extreme': The woman who gave her life to save the gorillas

Dian Fossey transformed our view of mountain gorillas while fighting to save them. But she was also a flawed obsessive whose ...

This Newly Rebuilt Lodge in Uganda Puts You Steps From Mountain Gorilla Treks

More than half of the world’s mountain gorillas live in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The sole luxury accommodation within the park gates is the ...

Years of planning culminate in 'baby boom' of great apes at L.A. Zoo. Here's how they did it

Over the last four months, the L.A. Zoo has welcomed the birth of five great apes, including a gorilla, orangutan and three ...
The Economist

A journey into the world’s most mysterious rainforest

The tropical rainforest of the Congo basin is the world’s second-largest. (The Amazon is slightly bigger, but far better studied.) Via the Congo river, water drains into the Atlantic largely from six ...
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Blackpool Zoo celebrates landmark year with new arrivals, numerous awards and record-breaking visitor numbers

Blackpool Zoo is celebrating a landmark year filled with record-breaking visitor numbers, prestigious industry accolades, ...

Sigourney Weaver Breaks Down Her Career, from 'Alien' to 'Avatar: Fire and Ash'

"I am actually an English major nerd… You can't get out of the room without hearing what I think." Sigourney Weaver takes us ...
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The Best Trips Condé Nast Traveler Editors Took in 2025

This year, a lot of us traveled for what we love: poets and gorillas, fiancés and husbands, children and parents, and ...