Lowland gorilla born in DRC, boosting Virunga park population to seven

The new arrival is a boost for the critically endangered species, which has been hard-hit by unrest in eastern Congo

A lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species, has been born in the Democratic Republic of Congo's famed Virunga national park, authorities said, boosting the population to seven.

Conservationists have long sought to protect the world heritage site's gorilla population even as violence and instability has plagued the DRC's eastern provinces for the past 25 years.