Yearly Archives: 2010

The analysis of a census conducted in March and April 2010 in the Virunga Massif confirms a 26.3 % increase in the population of mountain gorillas, Gorilla beringei beringei, in this area over the last seven years, with a 3.7 % annual growth rate. When the census was conducted, there was a total of 480

This year’s Kwita Izina was a celebration of biodiversity, environmental protection and conservation achievements! June 5th 2010 marked both the sixth annual Kwita Izina as well as the UNEP World Environment Day. The Rwanda Development Board was honored to have the event graced by His Excellency the President of Rwanda, the First Lady and numerous

World Environment Day & Kwita Izina Many Species, One Planet, One Future  “Raising global awareness of biodiversity conservation as we give names to our gorillas”  The Kwita Izina Gorilla Naming Ceremony is an annual event hosting thousands of international, regional and local visitors in an effort to raise awareness of the plight of Rwanda’s endangered

How many gorillas live in the Virunga Massif? This is a question that has not been answered since the last census of the habitat in 2003. The Virunga Volcanoes is one of only two locations where mountain gorillas live. The last census in 2003 resulted in an estimate of 380 individual gorillas. For the past

The critically endangered mountain gorilla’s current status is to be revealed through a census to determine its population size in the Virunga Volcanoes area that straddles the borders of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda and Uganda in Eastern and Central Africa. The Virunga Volcanoes is one of only two locations where mountain gorillas