Gorilla Trekking
Uganda Habituates 2 more gorilla groups for gorilla trekking
Uganda Habituates 2 more gorilla groups for gorilla trekking in Bwindi Uganda has completed habituation of 2 mountain gorillas groups in Bwindi for gorilla trekking and research in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The gorilla groups, named Bushaho and Bikingi, are named for their home ranges and contain some individuals from previously habituated groups. Both groups…
Read MoreNew Mountain Gorillas Census set for September 2015
New Mountain Gorillas Census set for September 2015 A new census for Mountain Gorillas is set for September 2015 in the Great Virunga Massif is set for September, 2015, the Greater Virunga Trans boundary Collaboration- GVTC has said. The massif includes Uganda’s Bwindi and Mgahinga National Park, Virunga National Park in DR Congo and the…
Read MoreRukina – Bwindi/ Ruhija’s head silverback gorilla of Kyanguriro gorilla group dies
Rukina – Bwindi/ Ruhija’s head silverback gorilla of Kyanguriro gorilla group dies RUKINA, the former dominant silverback in the Ruhiija sector based Kyaguriro family passed on, on Easter Monday April 6th,2015. It is estimated that that Rukina was born around 1984. He was well identified as a group member of the Kyagurilo Group in the…
Read MoreBwindi Habinyanja Gorillas Family Gets New Baby
BWINDI MOUNTAIN GORILLAS POPULATION INCREASES, NEW BORN BABY MOUNTAIN GORILLA FOR HABINYANJA GROUP! It was one of those very best moments everyone and every family would cherish! A NEW BORN JOINING FAMILY! An adult mountain gorilla female Nyamuhango(meaning the giant) of Habinyanja mountain gorilla family in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda gave birth to a…
Read MoreRwanda’s Kwita Izina (Mountain Gorilla Naming) Ceremony for July 01, 2014
Rwanda will celebrate the birth of 18 baby gorillas at the 10th anniversary of Kwita Izina, the annual gorilla naming ceremony. The event will take place in Kinigi, Musanze on 1 July 2014. This year’s theme is ‘A Decade: Conserving-Empowering-Growing’. “On this occasion, we will not only celebrate the birth of one of the world’s…
Read MoreRwanda Gorilla Trekking permit availability for your 2014 gorilla tour in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park
Gorilla Trekking permit availability for your 2014 gorilla tour in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park As of today, in Rwanda, you can only get gorilla trekking permits availability on only 9 days in August 2014: August 1,2, 20-23, 28, 29, 31. For July 1-2, 4,7,9,10,13,14, 16-18, 20-21,23, 29-31 For September the Rwanda gorilla permit availability is…
Read MoreRELIEF AS UGANDA GORILLA PERMITS GO ONLINE
RELIEF AS UGANDA GORILLA PERMITS GO ONLINE All Uganda Gorilla permits will now be displayed online, but the viewing, bookings and sale of the online Gorilla permits will only be by locally registered tour operators. The debate on putting Uganda gorilla permits was back in the media last month in which Uganda wildlife Authority Executive…
Read MoreRwanda’s Mountain Gorilla Naming Ceremony Kwita Izina set for Awards
Rwanda’s Mountain Gorilla Naming Ceremony Kwita Izina set for Awards Rwanda’s annual Kwita Izina, which invlolves the Rwandan tradition of having the community and invited guests name the baby Mountain Gorillas, will join two other projects for the United Nations World Tourism Organisation Ulysses Award. The finals are set for Madrid, Spain on January 22nd.…
Read MoreRwanda Gorilla Tracking experience with Gorillas and Wildlife Safaris
Rwanda Gorilla Tracking experience with Gorillas and Wildlife Safaris This is one Gorilla Tracking experience with one of our clients who trekked mountain gorillas in March 2013. They have shared their experience and reviews on TripAdvisor http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g293828-i9987-k6270417-Gorilla_tracking_Rwanda_Gorillas_and_Wildlife_Safaris_LTD-Rwanda.html and also on their Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/VinceAndDrewOnTheGo. They have allowed us to share their experience without readers. Their…
Read MoreHirwa Gorilla Group – A mountain gorilla family in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
Hirwa Gorilla Group (meaning “lucky one”) Hirwa group is found in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and is led by the silverback gorilla Munyinya. Hirwa gorilla group came into the limelight on the 17th of June 2006 when trackers witnessed its formation by the merging of some members from two different existing families, namely from…
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