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Bwindi Teachers Receive Training

Bwindi Teachers Receive Environmental Education Training

Bwindi Teachers Receive Environmental Education Training

Bwindi Teachers Receive Training ,

Conflicts and disagreements between park managers (UWA) and the neighboring communities have existed ever since the gazetting of Bwindi Impenetrable National park. This is partly attributed to the limited local awareness of the forest’s environmental and conservation value. Environmental education offers one solution. The environment and how to protect it has to be a central

New Census for Bwindi Mountain Gorillas Set for September

New Census for Bwindi Mountain Gorillas Set for September

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A new census of the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP) mountain gorilla population is set for September this year according to Uganda Wildlife Authority. Periodic censuses of endangered populations of high-profile species including gorillas help conservationists to understand their population dynamics assess the success of conservation programmes aimed at ensuring their survival, and to ensure

Habinyanja Blackback

Update on Habinyanja Blackback Killed by Poachers

Update on Habinyanja Blackback Killed by Poachers

Habinyanja Blackback

A couple of weeks ago I promised to keep you updated on the death of Mizaano from the Habinyanja Mountain Gorilla group. Well I just talked to the senior warden in charge (Acting Conservation Area Manager) of the park who confirmed that suspects have been arrested but are currently denying all charges. The legal process will

Bwindi Lichens

Lichens: Little known but very Significant

Lichens: Little known but very Significant

Bwindi Lichens

Lichens may be found all over the world, from the Antarctic continent to the tropics, in habitats ranging from spray-washed rocks by the sea, to boulders at the edge of the snowline on mountains; from rain forests to fogy deserts. In harsh, inhospitable environments they may be the only vegetation, and they are amongst the

Habinyanja Black Back Killed by Poachers

Habinyanja Black Back Killed by Poachers

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Friends of critically endangered Mountain Gorillas are mourning the brutal death of  Mizaano (meaning playful) on Friday June 17 2011, of Habinyanja Family, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park(BINP) who has been the only blackback in the group.The carcass of the stocky gorilla who had been in line to succeed Makara the reigning silverback was discovered by

Habinyanja Black Back Killed by poachers

Habinyanja Black Back Killed by poachers

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Friends of critically endangered Mountain Gorillas are mourning the brutal death of  Mizaano (meaning playful) on Friday June 17 2011, of Habinyanja Family, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park(BINP) who has been the only blackback in the group.The carcass of the stocky gorilla who had been in line to succeed Makara the reigning silverback was discovered by

Mizaano the Blackback Gorilla

Sad news from Bwindi

Sad news from Bwindi

Mizaano the Blackback Gorilla

We received some sad news last Saturday. One of Bwindi’s mountain gorillas (a black-back male called “Mizano”) in the Habinyanja group was found dead. It appears the animal might have been speared — but we have heard so many different stories already we shall wait to hear the official conclusions from the Uganda Wildlife Authority

Two New Gorilla Babies Born in Bwindi

Two New Gorilla Babies Born in Bwindi

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The planned launch of Oruzogo mountain gorilla group for tourism has got  a boost following the birth of two new  babies in the family last week. Tibirikwata the dominant Silverback made sure his family is viable and a formidable force in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest ahead of the approaching season when hundreds of human friends

Bwindi Mapping

Bwindi’s Batwa Pygmies: New Insights from a Participatory 3D Map

Bwindi’s Batwa Pygmies: New Insights from a Participatory 3D Map

Bwindi Mapping

If you have been to Bwindi lately chances are high that you may have missed out on one major aspect of the forest, meeting the indigenous forest people – the Batwa. The Batwa are believed to be the original people for the Central African forests. The dense vegetation was their home as hunter-gatherers. However, with

Disease Transmission Risks Tourists Pose Bwindi Gorillas

Disease Transmission Risks Tourists Pose Bwindi Gorillas

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I first heard about Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH) while working as a veterinary technician at Fifth Avenue Veterinary Specialists in Manhattan. One of the internists had interviewed someone with work experience at CTPH and told me to check it out. I was very much interested in conservation, primates, and healthcare development work so I