Echuya Batwa, commonly known as pygmies, is an endangered group of people around Echuya Forest Reserve in Kisoro and Kabale Districts of South-Western Uganda. The Echuya is located in the Albertine Rift region recognized as an important eco-region. The Batwa are believed to have migrated from the Ituri Forest of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Two New Baby Gorillas Born in Bwindi Forest
Despite the suspension of gorilla trekking due to pandemic Covid-19, the park received two new born babies which have added on the population of gorillas in the jungle. The new born babies were born on 1st may 2020 and 25th may 2020 from Nshongi Gorilla family and Muyambi Gorilla family respectively. The good news has
Two Gorilla Babies Born in Bwindi
It is double celebration in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park following the birth of two baby gorillas. The two babies have been born in Nshongi and Muyambi families of Rushaga Sector in Southern Bwindi Forest. The infant gorillas thought to have been born on April 25 and May 1, 2020 has caused excitement in both families.
Is a Tour Company Essential in Planning a Gorilla Trek
Gorilla Tracking is one of the best adventure activities you can do on your holiday in Africa and Uganda is considered as the best gorilla safari destination in the world hosting almost a half of the world’s population. Just as in Rwanda with out a gorilla permit, tracking gorillas is completely difficult to attain your
UWA Suspends Gorilla Tourism in Bwindi
The Uganda Wildlife Authority has suspended primate tourism in all its national parks. This means that the country will not be allowing travelers to go gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, the most popular destination for gorilla tourism in Africa. In a public statement made the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), the agency has stated that
Baby Gorilla Born in Mishaya Family of Rushaga
It’s celebrations in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. A baby gorilla has been born in the Mishaya Gorilla family in Rushaga in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The news has been shared by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. The mother of the baby has been identified as Biretwa an adult female in the Rushaga Sector of Bwindi. Both
Reasons That May Stop Visitors from Seeing Gorillas
With only four remotest national parks in the world, gorilla tracking is incomparably a magical experience of a life time in Africa. These tremendous creatures reside only in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Mgahinga National Park in Uganda, the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and the Virunga National Park in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). They
5 Best Places for Safaris in Uganda
Hunting for adrenaline-pumping holidays in Africa? Uganda has just what you need. Referred to as the pearl of Africa , Uganda is one of the most beautiful countries in Africa with its exotic wildlife, dense misty forests, rich culture and diverse people, snow-peaked mountains, glassy lakes , sprawling savannas and rich ecosystem. Though hiking through
What to Do When a Gorilla Charges
A trek to view mountain gorillas in the wild is such a captivating wildlife experience you can’t find anywhere else on earth except only in Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). But what should one do when a mountain gorilla charges? Well, before you set off to search for the gorilla
Bwindi Impenetrable Great Ape Project: Progress Report for 1999
The Bwindi-Impenetrable Great Ape Project (BIGAPE) was begun in 1996 in Bwindi-Impenetrable National Park in southwestern Uganda. The primary goal of the project is the study of the sympatric ecology of the mountain gorillas and chimpanzees that inhabit Bwindi. Gorilla research in Bwindi has lagged far behind that in the Virunga Volcanoes, with the result