One of the released eastern lowland gorillas. GRACE. After years of rebuilding their natural ape skills, the four "extremely resilient" gorillas were tapped for a project to increase the wild ...

Filmmakers captured a mother eastern lowland gorilla nursing her infant for the PBS show "Silverback." (Image credit: Silverback/PBS Nature) Djenguet is working with DRC conservationists to ...

Eastern lowland gorillas are found, as their name would indicate, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Fully grown silverback gorillas of this subspecies typically stand ...

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.

Dear EarthTalk: Has the recent violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo threatened the populations of lowland gorillas? How many are left? — Glenn Hammond, San Francisco, Calif.

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.

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.

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.

By Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Last October, four female eastern lowland gorillas were airlifted from their home in Kasuhgo, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and released 40 miles (64 ...

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.