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
Mountain Gorilla Census 2010
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