In March 2026, trackers in Virunga National Park recorded a male and female set of mountain gorilla twins in the Baraka family, just two months after a pair of male twins were born to the Bageni family. Twin births are exceptionally rare — accounting for less than one percent of mountain gorilla births. Alongside several single births recorded earlier this year, these arrivals bring the total to ten gorilla infants born in the Park so far in 2026 — reflecting the impact of consistent, daily monitoring by on-the-ground teams protecting and tracking gorilla families.