There is a current study on the mountain gorillas ongoing within the Virunga ranges of Africa. This census is basically being conducted in the Volcanoes national park of Rwanda, Virunga of Democratic Republic of Congo together within the Mgahinga national parks of Uganda. The survey mainly focuses on the effectiveness and efficiency of all the
24 Young Gorillas Named at 2015 Kwita Izina
On Saturday 5th September, 2015 over 24 young gorillas born from June 2014 to September 2015 were named at the annual gorilla naming ceremony held in Musanze District at the foothills of the Virunga Volcanoes in Northern Rwanda. This well attended annual event was the peak of the tourism week and was the 11th edition
Kwita Izina Boosts Rwanda Tourism
The annual gorilla naming ceremony that is to be held on 5th September 2015 has been reported to be be a big boost to rwanda’s tourism industry. Here is a reproduction of an interview between the New Times Rwanda reporter and Peninah Kamagaju one of the local guides in Rwanda. For the past nine years,
Rwanda Fits Kwita Izina in Northern Corridor Calendar
This year’s edition of the annual Mountain Gorilla-naming ceremony also known as Kwita Izina will be held on 5th September in Kinigi, at the foothills of the Volcanoes Mountains in Northern Rwanda. The Rwanda Development Board’s Chief Tourism Officer, Ambassador Yamina Karitanyi, announced that the theme for the ceremony is ‘Conserving now and for the
Mountain Gorillas enter the genomic age
First in-depth analysis reveals genetic impact of long-term population decline The first project to sequence whole genomes from mountain gorillas has given scientists and conservationists new insight into the impact of population decline on these critically endangered apes. While mountain gorillas are extensively inbred and at risk of extinction, research published today in Science finds