WWF Mountain Gorilla Featured Stories http://www.worldwildlife.org/ The latest mountain gorilla stories from WWF. Fri, 06 JUN 2008 17:00:00 EDT en-us Baby Gorilla Poaching Attempt Thwarted http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2011/WWFPresitem23307.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2011/WWFPresitem23307.html Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST An infant mountain gorilla was rescued from poachers in Rwanda. 2009 Conservation Achievements So Far http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/2009-conservation-achievements.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/2009-conservation-achievements.html Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST WWF has enjoyed many significant conservation achievements across the past year. Below are a few success stories highlighting exciting results, but also emphasizing our continuous commitment to confront the ongoing challenges faced by our planet.  Cameroon Officials Stage Successful Bushmeat, Poaching Raid http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/congobushmeat.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/congobushmeat.html Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 EST More than a ton of illegal bushmeat – including primate and elephant meat – was seized in the Congo Basin last week and 15 wildlife poachers arrested in an unprecedented police operation. WWF’s Richard Carroll Appearing Live on Today Show http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/rctodayshow.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/rctodayshow.html Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST   Mountain Gorillas Reported Safe in Virunga National Park http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem11132.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem11132.html Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST For the first time in more than a year, mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Virunga National Park have been seen by park rangers, and are reported to be doing well. Virunga Conflict Driving Refugees into Gorilla Habitat http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem6436.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem6436.html Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST In the Democratic Republic of Congo, continued fighting has intensified the environmental and humanitarian crisis. In spite of WWF's provision of emergency fuel wood supplies for people in temporary camps, pressures on nearby Virunga National Park are increasing. Another Setback for Mountain Gorillas: Rangers Again Pushed from Virunga National Park http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem6439.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem6439.html Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST   First Observed Birth of a Western Lowland Gorilla in the Wild http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem6435.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem6435.html Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST Just last month, staff of the WWF-funded Dzanga-Sangha Primate Habituation Programme witnessed the birth of a new infant into the Makumba group of western lowland gorillas, which lives in the Central Africa Republic's Dzanga-Ndoki National Park. The newborn was named Mowane - meaning "gift of God" in the local Bantu language.