DR Congo park fetes birth of endangered gorilla species

Goma, Dr Congo (AFP) Jan 8, 2022

A lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species, was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo's famed Virunga National Park, authorities said. Conservationists have long sought to protect the world heritage site's gorilla population even as violence and instability has plagued the DRC's eastern provinces over 25 years. "We're excited to announce the first lowland gorilla birth of the