An outstanding student helper, he shared my aim to balance research with the goal of saving the imperiled mountain gorillas that I was studying from my base camp in the Virunga Mountains of Rwanda ...

It will be an arduous, even grueling job. The physical challenges will include covering each of six of the Virunga Mountains from saddle to summit, exploring every gully, ravine, and slope.

The rampant overuse of pesticides and fertilizers in the fertile volcanic region of the Virunga Mountains is causing significant environmental concerns, contributing to soil degradation and ...

The Academy Award-nominated documentary film Virunga, directed by Orlando von Einsiedel, tells the story of Africa’s oldest national park and last natural habitat for the endangered mountain ...

The Rwanda Cycling Federation (FERWACY) will introduce the first of its kind mountain bike Cross-country Olympic (XCO) tournament with the first edition set to take place in Musanze on Sunday, March ...

The conflict is exacerbating deforestation, undermining conservation efforts, and fueling the illicit exploitation of natural ...

World Water Day highlights the pressing challenges surrounding global water resources and the actions needed to address them. Nowhere is this more critical than in Africa, where nearly 1.4 billion ...

The Virunga has three mountains, Muhabura, Mgahinga and Sabyinyo, which form the backdrop of Kisoro Town. It is also home to several endangered species, such as the mountain gorillas, eastern ...

The number of mountain gorillas has increased from the 2010 estimate of 786 after a count in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The critically endangered animals live only in two locations, ...