In March 2012, the Gorilla Organization, along with the Government of Rwanda ,UNESCO and the Government of India sent a team of four illiterate women to India to receive special training at the Barefoot College to become solar energy engineers. This project will be benefiting two sectors including Musanze of Musanze district, (Northern Province of
Gorilla Youth Fight Back Against Poachers
There’s no doubt that gorillas are incredibly intelligent. For the first time ever a group of gorilla juveniles have been seen destroying poachers snares. Adult gorillas are known to destroy snares but now it seems that the youth are playing their part too. Field researchers from the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund discovered two juveniles and
Naming the Kwita Izina Baby Gorillas of 2012
Last week, Rwanda held the eighth Kwita Izina, an annual ceremony where the baby mountain gorillas born over the past 12 months in Rwanda are officially given their names. The atmosphere of the event was great and so many people came from across the world celebrate the arrival of these precious babies and learn more