This is our most exciting year for camera trapping in terms of the number of surprising records as part of our TEAM Network terrestrial vertebrate monitoring. We have captured three species that we have not recorded before. From a single location (approximately 1km from the park boundary), I bring you images of one of this
Kahungye Family in Bwindi Gets a New Member
On the 18th of July 20224, the Uganda Wildlife Authority revealed a new baby gorilla was born via its social media platforms. This heartwarming event marks another success in the ongoing conservation efforts within this pristine habitat, renowned for its lush, dense vegetation and significant biodiversity. The baby gorilla was born on 18th July 2024
Do the Physically Handicapped Go for Gorilla Trekking
Gorilla trekking is the highlight of any primate’s trip especially in one of their habituating country. So every tourist would like not to miss this tourist activity. Much as every tourist would like to go for the gorilla trek, many of these are underprivileged and marginalized and others are incapacitated for this memorable activity. Such
Here Comes a Baby Gorilla in Ruhija Sector
On Valentine’s Day, (14th February 2023) a mature female gorilla in Ruhija sector in Bwindi National Park gave birth to a healthy baby gorilla. The Mukiza gorilla family is headed by Mukiza, the dominant silverback, and includes the adult female gorilla Tomvi (baby mom). The field team officers have been attempting to get to the
New Baby Gorilla Born in Bweza Family
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) the body that manages Uganda national parks and conservation areas last week confirmed the birth of a baby mountain gorilla in Bwindi impenetrable national park in the Rushaga sector. This has increased the number of individuals in the Nshongi gorilla family from 12 to 13. The mother of the new
Mukiza Family Receives New Baby Gorilla
On 23rd January 2022, the adult female Twijukye of the Mukiza family in the Ruhija sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park delivered a baby gorillas. This is great joy as the conservation efforts are yielding returns. Mukiza gorilla family is among the fully habituated gorilla families in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park visited by tourists who
Christmas Family Receives New Baby Gorilla
Its great conservation news upon hearing that Christmas Family in Bwindi National Park has received a new born baby. Congratulation songs must give a vibe in commemoration of efforts rendered by great zoologists (primatologists) include Gorge Schaller and Diana Fossey who worked earnestly to ensure that mountain gorilla have another brighter day. Christmas gorilla family
Aged Couple Goes Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi
Boom here comes an old aged couple tracking gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Mr. Mahendra N. Mehta aged 89 & Wife Sunayana Mehta 87 of the Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited (SCOUL). This aged couple is known to have lived Uganda for 62 years but had not tracked gorillas yet. The couple traveled with other
Rushegura Family Welcomes Newborn Baby Gorilla
It is yet another great news in the mountain gorilla habitat as a new baby gorilla gets conservationists excited in the Rushegura gorilla group family in Buhoma sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The new arrival was recorded on 11th November 2020 from an adult female Munyana and this marks her second birth. The baby
Sixth Gorilla Baby Born in Bwindi Forest
The unprecedented fortunes continue to flow in Uganda’s vast tropical rain forest of Bwindi! A sixth baby gorilla has been born in just a space of 7 weeks! The baby has been born in the Mucunguzi Gorilla Family from the Rushaga Sector in Southern Bwindi. The mother of the baby has been identified as Ndikahe,