Overview

• London Zoo celebrates the birth of a second critically endangered western lowland gorilla in less than a month, marking a significant boost to the species' conservation efforts.
• The newborn, born to mother Effie on February 8, joins a sibling born just three and a half weeks earlier, both fathered by the zoo's silverback, Kiburi.
• Effie's delivery was complicated as the baby was born wrapped in its umbilical cord, but no issues arose, and the baby is healthy.
• The births are part of London Zoo's conservation breeding program, aimed at preserving a genetically diverse and healthy population of western lowland gorillas.
• London Zoo, as part of the Zoological Society of London, is intensifying its efforts to protect gorilla habitats in the West Congo Basin through community engagement and deforestation prevention.