17th October, 2009 - Posted by admin - 1 Comment
Uganda will soon take the ‘Friend-a-gorilla’ campaign to London. Following a successful Friend-a-gorilla campaign in Uganda, UTB – Uganda Tourism Board will lead a delegation to camp in London during the World Travel Market next month. The delegation will comprise of Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), National Forestry Authority, Uganda Coffee Development Authority and a number of » Read More
28th September, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Friend-a-Gorilla campaign has been launched with millions of internet users around the world able to track the endangered mountain gorillas with a click of a mouse on a computer. This was during the launch of the website: www.friendagorilla.org, during a dinner at Serena Hotel in Kampala. Gorillas are one of the major attractions in Uganda, with » Read More
21st September, 2009 - Posted by admin - 1 Comment
Six Hollywood stars jetted into the country yesterday for the launch of Uganda’s Friend-A-Gorilla campaign. The stars include Jason Matthew Biggs, best known for his role in the American Pie, a high school three-parts comedy, Kristyn Wu, an American actress of Chinese descent, known for her role as Chao-Ahn in the TV series Buffy the Vampire » Read More
3rd September, 2009 - Posted by admin - 2 Comments
On Monday 31st August, Kampala residents had a chance to see dummy gorillas on the city streets. About 50 “mountain gorillas” where on the streets of Kampala, as one of the activities to commemorate the UN international year of the gorillas. Half of the world’s mountain Gorillas live in Uganda with over 340 gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable » Read More
20th July, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda was recently ravaged by fire. The Wild fire which consumed 3 square kilometers of Mgahinga National park has finally been brought under control. The wild fire is believed to have been set by a local resident who was illegally harvesting honey in the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda on Saturday the 18th. Uganda » Read More