This week I am going to update you on the Batwa Cultural Values Project following a recent pre-training workshop in Kisoro. The Batwa Cultural values project, which runs in Semuliki, Mgahinga and Bwindi National Parks, aims to integrate Batwa cultural values into conservation. It is run jointly by four organisations: FFI (Flora and Fauna International),
Ruhemuka a Silverback Gorilla Dies After Falling Off a Tree
RUHEMUKA, was a subordinate Silverback in the newly habituated Kahungye Mountain gorilla family. He died on Wednesday after falling off a tree, an accident that hapenned in Bwindi. The robust silverback estimated to be slightly above 30 years old is believed to have fallen off a tree landing his head on the ground from a
The Search for Bwindi’s River Otters
As we set off, through the tea plantations, past the abrupt transition to tropical forest (as is often the case around Bwindi), the heavens opened up on us with the force of a true tropical storm. We continued our wet, slippery journey down to the Ishasha river (along with numerous comical slips and disappearances down
Rushegura’s Kabukojo Challenges Reigning Silverback Mwirima
Rushegura’s Kabukojo Challenges Reigning Silverback Mwirima
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About Gorillas, News
The humble but strong soon to be Silver Back of Rushegura Mountain Gorilla Family in the northern Sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, seems tired of playing second fiddle to the dominant Silverback, Mwirima. The dark –faced Mwirima who has for a while enjoyed unchallenged supremacy in a rather stable family of Rushegura, a few
GOSMILE Supports Bwindi Trackers & Guides
Good tidings yet again rain in the gorilla park of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in southwestern Uganda. For their dedicated efforts and determination to keep the gorilla habitat well and alive, the rangers and porters of Bwindi have been appreciated by Gosmile,a Ugandan Non Governmental Organization(NGO registered both in Uganda and Germany. The organization whose
Bwindi Mountain Gorillas at 400
The results for the fourth Bwindi Mountain gorilla census were announced yesterday by the Uganda Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities and the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). It is now official that Bwindi is a home to 400 gorillas, close to half of the world’s population that is estimated at 880 individuals. This result has
Mystery Animal Caught on Camera
Our TEAM camera traps continue to deluge us with information. Our 2010 camera trap survey recorded the first records in Bwindi of the sitatunga, the melanistic color morph of the African golden cat, poachers and many more. Earlier this year, a mystery duiker and more evidence of poaching were recorded. This time around, I have
Approach for Reducing Illegal Activities in Bwindi
Remember the questions raised in Badru’s blog on poachers and hunting dogs? These questions are now being addressed by the new ITFC’s project- Conservation Through Poverty Alleviation (CTPA). CTPA project is a conservation and development social research project funded by Darwin initiative in collaboration with the International Institute of Environment and Development in UK. ITFC
NHONGI’S SENIOR ADULT FEMALE BWIRUKA PASSES ON
Bwiruka,one of the most senior adult female mountain Gorillas in Nshongi Family has passed on.Trackers discovered her body on Monday.She is said to have recently grow frail and used to be sighted trailing the rest of the group with difficulty. Bwiruka was during her hey days, known to be a favourite among the older men
Celebrating 110 years of the Mountain Gorilla
On 17 October 1902, Captain Robert von Beringe, a German Officer came across and shot two mountain gorillas while climbing Mount Sabinyo in the Virungas volcanoes. This became the first sighting of the mountain gorilla by a European and was a momentous event. His findings led to the identification of these great apes and thus