UGANDA GORILLAS RETURN FROM RWANDA

12th October, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments

Seven Uganda gorillas have returned to Mgahinga National Park in south-western Uganda from Rwanda. The Nyakagezi group; the only habituated group in Mgahinga National Park left the country on November 18, last year and returned last Thursday from Rwanda which is being treated as an “Independence Day gift.” According to the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) » Read More

FRIEND-A-GORILLA CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED

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

GORILLAS VISIT KAMPALA

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