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.

742 new animal species discovered in the Congo Basin, according to latest World Wildlife Fund report. Story by Meghan Cook ... (Congolius robustus), found south of the Congo River, ...

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 ...

My Congo represents his first opportunity to film in his native country and to be in front of the camera as he takes viewers to his favorite places to witness the diversity of wildlife, stunning ...

High-definition trail cameras at a park in the Republic of the Congo reveal elusive rainforest animals. A photo shows two African forest elephants. Photo from Will Burrard-Lucas and Wildlife ...

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.

The main threat is hunting of wildlife, particularly illegal killing of elephants, which are protected under Congolese law and for ivory trade, which has been a big problem since sort of around 2010.

A vast rainforest stretches for 1,500 miles across central Africa. The mighty Congo River and its tributaries are the main highways into this hard-to-reach region.