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,
Bwindi Receives Fifth New Baby in Just Six Weeks
Gorilla Baby Boom in Bwindi! A fifth new baby has been born in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in just six weeks. The Rushegura Gorilla Family welcomed a second bouncing cute baby from Ruterana, an adult female in the group. This has increased the family membership to 18 individuals. According to the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), the
New Born Baby Gorilla in Buhoma
Hurray! There’s a new born baby in the wilderness of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. A baby gorilla has been confirmed in the Buhoma Sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The Uganda Wildlife Authority has shared this exciting news with the world. In a press statement issued today the authority reported that “We are delighted to
Rafiki Killers Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison
A poacher who confessed haing killed Rafiki, a 25-year-old silverback gorilla in Bwindi has been sentenced to serve 11 years in Prison. The poacher who was arrested by the Uganda Wildlife Authority on June has been sentenced on charges of illegally entering a protected area and killing a gorilla. Rafiki who was the head of
Two Gorilla Babies Born in Bwindi
At last we have some great news to share with you during this troubling time. Two gorilla babies have been born from Bwindi Forest. There is a baby boom in the forest with two gorillas born in two separate groups of Mubare and Oruzogo families in the same week. The baby gorilla in Mubare family