Category Archive for : ‘Gorilla concervation’

VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK AND VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK
Virunga national park is the most popular National Park in Democratic Republic of Congo. Virunga National Park is a national park in the Albertine Rift Valley in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was created in 1925 and is among the first protected areas in Africa. Its famously know for hosting Gorillas and its park of the Virunga region. In Democratic Republic of Congo, Virunga National park is the most visited park because of Gorillas, mountain hiking and other

REASONS WHY CHILDREN BELOW 15 YEARS NOT ALLOWED TREKKING GORILLAS

In Uganda and Rwanda, children below the age of 15 years are not allowed to trek Gorillas. It is unfortunate because some visitors request for their children to be allowed to trek Gorillas but all in vain. Below are some of the reasons why Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) restrict children to trek Gorillas

Gorilla trekking is a strenuous activity which involves walking through the forest, jumping over rivers and climbing hills, walking through slippery trains and sometime

HOW TO PROMOTE TOURISM IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC)

Tourism industry in Democratic Republic of Congo is still ragging behind due to insecurity, poaching, poor transport facilities, poor accommodation, eruption of volcanoes, lack of direct flights from Europe and other developed countries, high cost of the visa, bad roads, inaccessibility of some attractions due to lack of roads, drainage and so on.

By controlling poaching, we can promote tourism in Democratic Republic of Congo. Regular patrolling of National park by the armed rangers can threaten poachers to invade the parks. Tough

GORILLA HABITUATION PROCESS

Gorilla habituation is done purposely for purposes of tourism and research. It is the process by which Gorillas are made familiar to human beings and it is done for 2-4 year until gorillas get used to the people to facilitate trekking. Rangers do primary habituation and then joined by a group of experts or researchers.

In the year 2012, a new Gorilla Census for Uganda which was conducted in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and released by the Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities.  It was discovered that Mountain Gorillas in

Reasons why people go for gorilla trekking safaris

In Africa, Gorilla trekking is conducted in countries like Cameroon, Gabon, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Brazzaville, Uganda, and Rwanda and so on. There are several reasons why people trek Gorillas:

Risk of exhaustion- it should be noted that Gorillas stand high chances of exhaustion because they are exposed dangers like poaching, wars, disease among others.

Gorillas take long to produce due to low fertility rate. Female Gorillas starts producing at late age and if they produce, they give birth to

Currently, Uganda hosts fourteen habituated Gorilla Groups found in Bwindi Impenetrable Fourest National park and Mgahinga Forest national Park. Bwindi forest protects thirteen gorilla families and Mgahinga forest with only one.

Gorilla group in Mgahinga:

Nyakagezi Gorilla group – this is the only group found in Mgahinga forest National Park. It is mobile and sometimes crosses to Rwanda (Virunga National park) and in democratic Republic of Congo (Virunga National park).

Gorilla groups/ families in Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park:

Nkuringo Gorilla group in Bwindi forest

Nshongi Gorilla family in Bwindi forest

Mishaya Gorilla family in Bwindi

Gorilla Doctors are health workers specialized in treating and researching about diseases that attack Gorillas. Gorilla doctors are found in all Gorilla parks like Bwindi Impenetrable Forest andMgahinga Forest National Park (Uganda), Volcanoes National park (Rwanda) and Virunga national park (Democratic Republic of Congo) among others.

Gorilla Doctors are entitled to perform the following roles:

Gorilla Doctors are responsible for treating diseases that attacks Gorillas. Diseases like Ebola, Cholera, Cough and Tuberculosis among others attack Gorillas so, it is the role of Gorilla doctors to treat them.

Gorilla doctors give medical advices to

How can I meet Gorilla easily?

Gorilla trekking is among the major tourist activities on planet earth. The world is left with a few numbers of Gorillas thus a need for protection. Many people from all corners of the world are thirsty of meeting Gorillas in their natural habitat. It is believed that meeting gorillas in their natural habitat is not a simple task due to the following reasons:

-The cost of the Gorilla permits are extremely high, for example, Uganda Gorilla permit cost US$ 600, Rwanda Gorilla permit at US$ 1500,

WHY RWANDA AND UGANDA GORILLA PERMITS ON HIGH DEMAND?

Gorilla trekking permit/ pass is a document authorizing some body to trek Gorillas. Currently, Rwanda Gorilla trekking permit cost US$ 750 and for Uganda at US$ 600, we predict the prices to increase in future. In Rwanda, Gorilla trekking is conducted in Volcanoes National park while in Uganda, it’s done in Bwindi Impenetrable National park and Mgahinga Forest National park.

Gorilla trekking is the major tourist attraction in Uganda and Rwanda – this is evidence that the demand for Gorilla permits is high

Rwanda Gorilla tours makes the climax of all tours in Rwanda. It’s also the most expensive tour and the most liked.  Rwanda Gorilla tips starts from Kigali, Kampala or any where in East Africa.

Gorilla trips start with briefing in which trekkers are equipped with rules and regulation governing Gorilla trekking. Ranger guides conducts briefing at the park headquarters advises visitors on how to behave throughout the trek.

While in the park, visitors are not allowed to slow rubbish any how. The aim is to keep the park clean to avoid the