Endangered gorilla Ndala gives birth to her first son in Virunga National Park
Ndala, a 12-year-old endangered mountain gorilla, has given birth to her first baby in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Her newborn son was seen on 6 October, and field teams will monitor the pair during his first weeks.
The birth is the second recorded in the Humba family in 2026 and the 16th among gorillas monitored in the Mikeno sector since January. The Humba group now has 19 members, while an estimated 1,075 mountain gorillas remain in the wild.
- Ndala has become a mother for the first time at 12.
- Her son was spotted in Virunga National Park.
- An estimated 1,075 mountain gorillas remain in the wild.
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Mountain gorillas live in forested areas of Central Africa and are listed as endangered, with their numbers still limited. Virunga National Park, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is one of the places where they live and are monitored.
Ndala belongs to the Humba family, a group of mountain gorillas living in the park’s Mikeno sector. Park field teams observe the groups and track births, helping build a picture of how the population is changing.
Each birth adds to a small wild population, estimated at about 1,075. The Humba group’s growth is one part of that wider picture.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Rare mountain gorilla gives birth to her first baby – and is a natural”.