The gorillas — named Mapendo, Isangi, Lulingu, and Ndjingala — were airlifted by helicopter to their new home on Mt. Tshiaberimu. All four were raised in a gorilla sanctuary called GRACE after being rescued from the illegal wildlife trade as babies.
What this article is about: Madagascar’s radiated tortoises are critically endangered. Conservationists are partnering with local communities to rewild 20,000 tortoises rescued from poaching and the illegal pet trade back into their unique spiny forest home.