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/PRNewswire/ -- The Brady Hunter Foundation, a nonprofit organization operated by a group of philanthropists and animal lovers committed to ending animal...
In Time for Earth Day, Congolese Government Strengthens Protections for Critically Endangered Great Apes News provided by Share this article Share this article ATLANTA, April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Conservationists are celebrating news that the Democratic Republic of the Congo officially recognized three new community-managed forest concessions, collectively called the Nkuba Conservation Area (NCA), giving local communities ownership and management rights over their own forests. The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund assisted with the formal recognition process and has entered into a 25-year agreemen...
" " Think gorillas beat their chests, well, just to beat their chests? Think again. There's purpose behind that pounding. Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Much like fighting cocks or even adrenaline-filled human males who puff their chests to try to show dominance, the male gorilla also has a multifaceted purpose for beating his chest. But what's his purpose? Researchers at Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology think they know why. They published their findings in a study in the journal Scientific Reports. Advertisement No doubt you've seen this posturing and behavior — a male go...