Four female gorillas reintroduced to the wild in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Four critically endangered female eastern lowland gorillas (also known as Grauer’s gorillas) rescued from the illegal wildlife trade have been reintroduced to the wild in Virunga National Park in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The gorillas will provide a critical genetic boost to a small, isolated population of gorillas living on Mt. Tshiaberimu.

The translocation and population reinforcement is the culmination of a more than five-year rewilding process led by GRACE, Virunga National Park and local communities, with support from Gorilla Doctors and Re:wild.

The gorilla population reinforcement from GRACE Gorillas to Virunga National Park was supported by the European Union, Arcus Foundation, Disney Conservation Fund, Explore.org, a direct charitable activity of the Annenberg Foundation, Margot Marsh Biodiversity Fund, QATO Foundation, and Frankfurt Zoological Society.

Read Re:wild’s press release and explore the multimedia Gorilla Doctors’ feature story, “Guardians of a New Beginning.”