Science Jun 21 Koko, gorilla who communicated with sign language and raised kittens, dies at 46 By Associated Press
World Apr 05 Gorilla population decimated by decades of war in Democratic Republic of Congo The world’s largest population of Grauer’s gorilla, also known as eastern lowland gorillas, have plummeted in the midst of a nearly two-decade civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. By Dominique Bonessi
Science Sep 14 Watch 9:04 Why researchers are racing to test an Ebola vaccine for apes Over the years the Ebola virus has wiped out a significant number of great apes, threatening to reduce those populations to vulnerable levels. In Louisiana, a controversial effort is underway to conduct vaccine tests on captive chimpanzees in order to… By PBS News Hour