Humans have lived in the Congo River Basin for 50,000 years, and the area is now home to approximately 75 million people, including 150 distinct ethnic groups, according to the World Wildlife Fund.

The report, titled " New Life in the Congo Basin: A Decade of Species Discoveries," breaks down the discoveries of 742 new species in the Congo Basin, the second-largest rainforest and river basin ...

Despite the number of years living and working as a wildlife cameraman in Europe, Vianet D’jenguet always carried fond childhood memories of the Congo wherever he traveled. "My Congo" represents ...

Topping the list is the Congo River, with its dangerous rapids, lethal wildlife including Nile crocodiles and the fearsome Goliath tigerfish, and a reputation for deadly human-wildlife conflicts.

Journey across the Congo with a wildlife cameraman who discovers an “African Eden” in his homeland. Despite the number of years living and working as a wildlife cameraman in Europe, Vianet D ...

A high number of plant species found nowhere else on Earth makes the Congo River Basin forests vital repositories of biodiversity. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) alone, 11,000 forest plant ...

Unsustainable hunting quotas could drive a rare African antelope to extinction in one corner of the Republic of Congo, a study by the NGO Wildlife Conservation Society has found. There are fewer ...

And of course, their habitats and the wildlife that exist exist precisely because they’ve been, you know, well looked after over history before white people showed up.

Oil exploration in the Congo rainforest would be a pollution disaster for communities that depend on it and for wildlife.

With existing wildlife laws that, on paper, look like a formidable means of protection for Congo’s fauna, the application of these laws can really affect the response of those breaking them.

He stays in a cabin on a tributary of the Congo river and roams the forest day and night in search of whatever quarry he can find, including monkeys, forest antelopes, crocodiles, pythons and ...

The Congo River basin sprawls across six countries. It’s home to thousands of species of tropical plants and incredible wildlife.