Scientists confirmed a new monkey species, Colobus congoensis, in the Democratic Republic of Congo after more than a decade of fieldwork, anatomical comparisons, genetic testing, and local ...

The creatures, which weigh about the same as a small dog, have spiky black hair, orange-cream skin around their mouths and a white patch on their rear ends. Scientists say that they're probably endang ...

More and more logging companies are turning to sustainable forest management practices — something widely ignored in the past. Find out more on how a WWF project in Cameroon is introducing sustainable ...

This tropical rainforest supports millions of people and is home to spectacular wildlife – but we’re not talking about the Amazon... This tropical rainforest supports millions of people and is home to ...

There is a new species of monkey that has been discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A report from Florida Atlantic University reports scientists have identified what is being called “one of ...

Satellite images can be used to estimate how much carbon forests store as aboveground biomass (AGB) and how biomass varies in different forests. In a study published in the journal Nature, a team of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Likweli monkey species lives in a small Congo forest range and faces growing threats from hunting and habitat loss. (CREDIT: ...

Likweli is easy to miss, even for people who know central Africa’s forests well. The small black monkey lives high in dense canopy, moves quietly, and occupies a narrow corner of the Democratic ...

CONGO CENTRAL, Democratic Republic of the Congo — A team of scientists has identified a previously unknown species of African monkey in the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The species ...