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months marking a rare and encouraging milestone read more 2026 the mapuwa family welcomes a male infant sebutimbiri of the mapuwa family gave birth to a male infant the second birth recorded this year in the mikeno sector read more february 2026 three births recorded including two in the munyaga family 2026 female bagambe of rugendo gives birth on 5 february 2026 bagambe of the rugendo family gave birth to a male infant the third mountain gorilla birth recorded this year in virunga read more 2026 seminane s female infant joins munyaga on 17 february 2026 seminane of the munyaga family welcomed a female infant this fourth birth of the year highlights a promising reproductive trend across virunga s mountain gorilla families read more 2026 bilali welcomes a second munyaga infant on 20 february 2026 bilali of the munyaga family gave birth to a female infant just three days after the previous birth in the group bringing the family to 14 members read more march 2026 three births recorded including rare twins in the baraka family 2026 a first newborn for the masibo family the masibo family welcomes its first birth since forming in october 2025 bringing the group to 15 individuals as it continues to settle in the mikeno sector read more 2026 rare second twin birth for virunga s baraka family a rare twin birth in virunga s baraka family brings the group to 19 the two week old twins are being closely monitored read more 2026 a newborn recorded in the lulengo family a newborn was observed in the lulengo family on march 27 bringing the number of gorilla infants recorded in 2026 to ten compared to eight in 2025 read more may 2026 one birth recorded including the second one in the bageni family 2026 a second birth recorded in the bageni family katuku of the bageni family gave birth to a male infant the second birth recorded in the group this year following the twins in january read more june 2026 the bageni family records third birth of the year 2026 a third birth recorded in the bageni family a female who recently joined the bageni family gave birth to a male infant the third birth recorded in the group this year and the tenth in the park read more july 2026 a new arrival in the humba family 2026 a new birth in the humba family bonane of the humba family gave birth to a male infant bringing the group to 21 individuals read more august 2026 the rugendo family grows to 20 2026 buzara gives birth in the rugendo family buzara of the rugendo family gave birth to a female infant bringing the group to 20 individuals read more september 2026 two births recorded in the masibo and nyakwame families 2026 nvunabandi gives birth in the masibo family nvunabandi of the masibo family gave birth to a male infant bringing the group to 16 individuals read more 2026 a first birth of the year for the nyakamwe family kabila welcomed a male infant the nyakamwe family s first of 2026 bringing the group to 18 individuals read more january 2026 two births recorded including rare twins in the bageni family february 2026 three births recorded including two in the munyaga family march 2026 three births recorded including rare twins in the baraka family may 2026 one birth recorded including the second one in the bageni family june 2026 the bageni family records third birth of the year july 2026 a new arrival in the humba family august 2026 the rugendo family grows to 20 september 2026 two births recorded in the masibo and nyakwame families 2026 a rare twin birth in the bageni family born on 3 january the bageni twins have reached two months marking a rare and encouraging milestone read more 2026 the mapuwa family welcomes a male infant sebutimbiri of the mapuwa family gave birth to a male infant the second birth recorded this year in the mikeno sector read more 2026 female bagambe of rugendo gives birth on 5 february 2026 bagambe of the rugendo family gave birth to a male infant the third mountain gorilla birth recorded this year in virunga read more 2026 seminane s female infant joins munyaga on 17 february 2026 seminane of the munyaga family welcomed a female infant this fourth birth of the year highlights a promising reproductive trend across virunga s mountain gorilla families read more 2026 bilali welcomes a second munyaga infant on 20 february 2026 bilali of the munyaga family gave birth to a female infant just three days after the previous birth in the group bringing the family to 14 members read more 2026 a first newborn for the masibo family the masibo family welcomes its first birth since forming in october 2025 bringing the group to 15 individuals as it continues to settle in the mikeno sector read more 2026 rare second twin birth for virunga s baraka family a rare twin birth in virunga s baraka family brings the group to 19 the two week old twins are being closely monitored read more 2026 a newborn recorded in the lulengo family a newborn was observed in the lulengo family on march 27 bringing the number of gorilla infants recorded in 2026 to ten compared to eight in 2025 read more 2026 a second birth recorded in the bageni family katuku of the bageni family gave birth to a male infant the second birth recorded in the group this year following the twins in january read more 2026 a third birth recorded in the bageni family a female who recently joined the bageni family gave birth to a male infant the third birth recorded in the group this year and the tenth in the park read more 2026 a new birth in the humba family bonane of the humba family gave birth to a male infant bringing the group to 21 individuals read more 2026 buzara gives birth in the rugendo family buzara of the rugendo family gave birth to a female infant bringing the group to 20 individuals read more 2026 nvunabandi gives birth in the masibo family nvunabandi of the masibo family gave birth to a male infant bringing the group to 16 individuals read more 2026 a first birth of the year for the nyakamwe family kabila welcomed a male infant the nyakamwe family s first of 2026 bringing the group to 18 individuals read more 2026 a rare twin birth in the bageni family born on 3 january the bageni twins have reached two months marking a rare and encouraging milestone on 3 january 2026 virunga s community trackers recorded the birth of twin mountain gorillas in the bageni family this first birth of the year brings the bageni family to 59 members the largest gorilla group in the park the twins have reached two months of age a rare and encouraging milestone returning from a recent field mission jacques head of gorilla monitoring shared a reassuring update observations indicate that both infants are developing well their mother continues to show remarkable resilience caring for and nursing the twins despite the additional demands this represents monitoring teams remain present in the field each day providing close observation and support to give the twins the best possible chance of survival work that will continue over the coming months for now the infants remain closely attached to their mother in the months ahead early signs of independent movement while she rests would mark an important step in their development 2026 the mapuwa family welcomes a male infant sebutimbiri of the mapuwa family gave birth to a male infant the second birth recorded this year in the mikeno sector on 5 january 2026 sebutimbiri a female from the mapuwa family gave birth to a male infant the mapuwa family now counts 28 individuals marking the second birth recorded this year in the mikeno sector 2026 female bagambe of rugendo gives birth on 5 february 2026 bagambe of the rugendo family gave birth to a male infant the third mountain gorilla birth recorded this year in virunga on 5 february 2026 virunga s community trackers observed that bagambe a female from the rugendo family gave birth to a male infant with this birth the rugendo family now numbers 20 individuals matching the humba family and making both the fourth largest groups in the mikeno sector this marks the third mountain gorilla birth recorded in virunga national park this year 2026 seminane s female infant joins munyaga on 17 february 2026 seminane of the munyaga family welcomed a female infant this fourth birth of the year highlights a promising reproductive trend across virunga s mountain gorilla families on 17 february 2026 virunga s community trackers observed that seminane a female from the munyaga family was carrying her newborn female infant with this birth the munyaga family now numbers 13 individuals despite having four silverbacks a high number given its size it remains the smallest group in the mikeno sector this marks the fourth mountain gorilla birth recorded in the park this year each in a different family reflecting a positive reproductive trend across the monitored groups 2026 bilali welcomes a second munyaga infant on 20 february 2026 bilali of the munyaga family gave birth to a female infant just three days after the previous birth in the group bringing the family to 14 members on 20 february 2026 virunga s community trackers directly witnessed bilali of the munyaga family giving birth to a female infant a remarkable moment that reflects the dedication of our field teams and their close monitoring of this iconic species coming just three days after the previous birth in the same family this new arrival brings the munyaga group to 14 individuals highlighting encouraging growth and making the close succession of these two births particularly notable 2026 a first newborn for the masibo family the masibo family welcomes its first birth since forming in october 2025 bringing the group to 15 individuals as it continues to settle in the mikeno sector on march 1st female serundori gave birth to a male infant welcomed into the masibo family formed in october 2025 after splitting from the kabirizi family the group is led by the silverback masibo who left with 13 individuals this is the first birth recorded since the family s formation bringing the group to 15 it marks the sixth birth recorded in virunga national park since january 2026 across five different families an encouraging sign as the masibo family continues to settle in the mikeno sector 2026 rare second twin birth for virunga s baraka family a rare twin birth in virunga s baraka family brings the group to 19 the two week old twins are being closely monitored a rare twin birth has been recorded in the baraka family in the mikeno sector of virunga national park the twins believed to be a female and a male are approximately two weeks old and are being closely monitored by field teams these births increase the baraka family to 19 individuals and mean that 9 new babies have been born within the habituated mountain gorilla population at virunga national park in just the first three months of 2026 2026 a newborn recorded in the lulengo family a newborn was observed in the lulengo family on march 27 bringing the number of gorilla infants recorded in 2026 to ten compared to eight in 2025 the monitoring of mountain gorilla groups has brought encouraging news so far this year on march 27 during a routine patrol community trackers observed a newborn within the lulengo family the mother was identified as bazirushaka while it was not possible to determine the infant s sex at the time of observation this brings the number of gorilla infants recorded since the start of 2026 to ten compared to eight in 2025 reflecting encouraging signs for the mountain gorilla population in the park 2026 a second birth recorded in the bageni family katuku of the bageni family gave birth to a male infant the second birth recorded in the group this year following the twins in january on may 8 community trackers observed a newborn in the bageni family during a monitoring patrol katuku a 9 year old subadult female gave birth to her first infant a male the birth is the second recorded in this family this year following the birth of twins in january it brings the troop to 60 individuals with the bageni family remaining the largest in the park it is the ninth birth recorded in virunga national park in 2026 occurring across seven different families 2026 a third birth recorded in the bageni family a female who recently joined the bageni family gave birth to a male infant the third birth recorded in the group this year and the tenth in the park community trackers observed a newborn in the bageni family during a monitoring patrol the mother is a female who joined the group following an interaction with the wilungula family and gave birth to a male infant this is the third birth recorded in the bageni family this year bringing the troop to 60 individuals the largest gorilla family in the park it is the ninth birth recorded in virunga national park in 2026 occurring across seven different families 2026 a new birth in the humba family bonane of the humba family gave birth to a male infant bringing the group to 21 individuals on july 18 community trackers observed a newborn in the humba family during a monitoring patrol bonane gave birth to a male infant bringing the humba family to 21 individuals this is the eleventh birth recorded in 2026 among the park s habituated mountain gorilla groups 2026 buzara gives birth in the rugendo family buzara of the rugendo family gave birth to a female infant bringing the group to 20 individuals on august 9 community trackers observed a newborn in the rugendo family during a monitoring patrol buzara gave birth to a female infant bringing the rugendo family to 20 individuals this is the thirteenth birth recorded in 2026 among the park s habituated mountain gorilla groups 2026 nvunabandi gives birth in the masibo family nvunabandi of the masibo family gave birth to a male infant bringing the group to 16 individuals on september 19 community trackers observed a newborn in the masibo family during a monitoring patrol nvunabandi gave birth to a male infant bringing the masibo family to 16 individuals this is the fourteenth birth recorded in 2026 among the park s habituated mountain gorilla groups 2026 a first birth of the year for the nyakamwe family kabila welcomed a male infant the nyakamwe family s first of 2026 bringing the group to 18 individuals on september 21 community trackers recorded a new arrival in the nyakamwe family kabila gave birth to a male the family s first infant this year the group now numbers 18 individuals his birth is the fifteenth recorded in 2026 among the park s habituated mountain gorilla groups stay connected to virunga updates from the field conservation communities and the work behind it email address consent i agree to receive updates see privacy policy stay connected contact information for general questions about the park email protected for enquiries related to press or media email protected navigation park management virunga foundation press media job opportunities tenders contact us social media other links merchandise store virunga origins virunga 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