30th November 2017 marked the end of Uganda discounted Gorilla permit deal. Following the communication sent to all Uganda tour operators, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) in conjunction with Uganda Tourism board (UTB) announced the scrap at the end of November 2017. For many years, Uganda has been offering US$450 per permit during the month
Bwindi Loses One of Its Oldest Ranger Guides
In the wee hours of the night of 22/08/2017 today, Uganda has been awakened by sad news! Bwindi has lost one of its heroes of wildlife, Phenny Vumilia. The late has grown all his life trying so hard to protect and conserve the mountain gorillas in Bwindi forest. For as he knew the dense tropical
Baby Gorillas Born in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Uganda celebrates the birth of two baby gorillas in Bwindi National Park one of the most populated mountain gorilla destination in the world. The two babies were born by Kisho and Karungi in just one week. One was born on 23rd June and the other on 28th June 2017 in Mubare family a habituated gorilla
Uganda Registers the First Mountain Gorilla Birth in 2017
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Baby Gorilla Born in Rushegura Family
Ruterana, one of the adult female gorillas in the Rushegura Family has given birth to a newborn baby expanding the family. The newborn baby was discovered by Mr. Stephen Rubanga a veterinary technician in Bwindi impenetrable national park who found the baby being held tightly by its mother Ruterana. This was during his early morning
Two Gorilla Families Habituated for Tourism in Bwindi
This year has been a good one for all those that are interested in gorilla trekking as we do have new gorilla families in Bwindi forest in Uganda. There has been very many dynamics in the original gorilla families where we had some old gorilla families separating to form new gorilla groups while others have
Silverback Gorilla Rukina of Ruhija Dies
April 6th 2015, was an Easter Monday to the entire religious sector around the world, as celebrations were going on. On the other hand, it was a sad and painful day in the tourism industry. In Bwindi impenetrable forest national park, one of the parks where tourists enjoy gorilla tours, one of the silverbacks died.
Two Families: Bikingi & Bushabo Habituated for Gorilla Trekking
Two new gorilla groups have been opened for gorilla tourism within Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, the best place to see the endangered mountain gorillas in Africa. As part of the on-going process to promote gorilla tourism within Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has habituated two more groups of mountain gorillas
Bwindi Mourns the Death of a Female Nshongi Gorilla
One of the senior adult female mountain gorillas of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Bwiruka has died barely three months after the oldest male, Ruhondeza passed on. Bwiruka, who has been a dominant female in the 34-member Nshongi family, was found dead by trackers on Monday, according to officials of Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). She was
Bwindi Gorillas Ranging on Community Land
Conflict between people and animals is one of the main threats to the continued survival of many wildlife species and also represents risks to local human populations. If such conflicts are not addressed adequately, local support for conservation declines drastically. Therefore resolving human-wildlife conflict is a key issue for the future of wildlife conservation (Woodroffe