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
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
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
The Bwindi Mgahinga Conservation Area (BMCA) – Chief Warden Guma Nelson has commissioned a new accommodation block for staff based in Ruhija sector. The block has 6 kitchen units, 4 bathrooms and 04 water borne toilets. At the unveiling of the new structure, Chief Warden Guma noted that much as the block is not adequate
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has received a donation of food items from the Director Nkuringo Bwindi gorilla lodge and Nkuringo Walking Safaris Ms. Nandudu Lydia to all staff in Nkuringo sector – Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP) on July 21, 2020. A total of 119 staff (44 for Nkuringo and 75 for Rushaga) have benefited
The fears of the Nkuringo Group splitting are no more after reports that the group has now stabilized. The group which lost Rafiki, a few weeks back to poaching has now stabilised and it has got a new leader. The group which comprises of now 11individuals is being led by Rwamutwe the dominant black back
The Uganda Wildlife Authority has arrested four poachers in the southern Sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park over the death of a gorilla known as Rafiki, the silverback of the famous Nkuringo Group. The arrest follows investigations into the silverback’s death by our personnel after a post-mortem report revealed that the silverback sustained an injury
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
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.
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
