THE 27 YEAR OLD WESTERN LOWLAND GORILLA IS MOVING WEST TO THE SAN FRANCISCO ZOO. THE LOUISVILLE ZOO SAYS CECIL WILL BEGIN A NEW SOCIAL CHAPTER AND LEAD HIS OWN GORILLA GROUP. THERE.

Lulingu, a 10-year-old eastern lowland gorilla, at GRACE sanctuary before being transferred to the wild. She was raised at GRACE sanctuary in 2016 after being rescued from the illegal wildlife trade.

In 1996, a 3-year-old boy tumbled 24 feet into a gorilla enclosure at an Illinois zoo. Then, a Western Lowland Gorilla named Binti Jua rescued him.

Grauer’s gorilla, also known as the eastern lowland gorilla, is endemic to the tropical forests of the eastern DRC. It’s the largest primate on Earth, bigger than any of the other gorillas.

Zola, a western lowland gorilla, relaxes against a rock as she waits for feeding time at the Dallas Zoo, June 10, 2025. The Zoo is calling on the community to help protect endangered gorillas by ...

Endangered Gorillas Abducted into Wildlife Trafficking Return to the Wild After 'Surprising' Experts Four critically endangered eastern lowland gorillas moved from a sanctuary to the wild world of ...

Four eastern lowland gorillas have been released into the wild in Virunga National Park, DRC, in the largest translocation of the species ever.

The eastern lowland gorilla, or Grauer’s gorilla, is found in the lowland tropical rainforest of eastern DRC and is the largest of the four gorilla subspecies – all of which are endangered.

Wednesday marks nine years since Harambe, a western lowland gorilla, was shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo.