At last month’s Kwita Izina, It was great pleasure to catch up with Barona Leonidas, a former poacher who has turned out to be a tracker. Now, if you take a trip to see the mountain gorillas living in the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, you may be lucky enough to have Leonidas as one
Kwita Izina Gorilla Naming Festival gets underway!
The seventh Kwita Izina gorilla naming is now underway in Kigali, Rwanda, with a specially-themed conservation conference kicking off this year’s event. Over the next few days, the Gorilla Organization will join government officials, NGO workers, conservationists and regional wildlife authorities in celebrating and naming the 22 mountain gorillas born over the past 12 months.
Assessing Impacts from Community Conservation Interventions in Rwanda
Assessing Impacts from Community Conservation Interventions in Rwanda
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News
A recent comprehensive survey conducted by the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund- International’s Karisoke Research Center, CARE International’s Enterprise, Equity and the Environment in the Greater Virunga Landscape Project, and the International Gorilla Conservation Programme assessed the current economic and social status of households in the 12 sectors adjacent to Volcanoes National Park. The study was
Kwita Izina Set for 18th June 2011
Make a date with Rwanda in the week culminating with the annual Kwita Izina Gorilla naming festival, planned for the 18th of June this year. This date still has to be confirmed by the Rwandan cabinet though, showing the importance tourism has in general and Kwita Izina in particular for the government of the ‘land
Twin Gorillas Born in Hirwa Family in PNV
The Volcanoes National Park is announcing the birth of twins in one group of mountain gorillas, Hirwa. The good news was announced by RDB gorilla trackers of the Hirwa group on Thursday 3rd 2011 after observing the twins, who were born to the mother called Kabatwa. The twins are both males and looked very healthy
Census Confirms Increase in Population of Mountain Gorillas
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
KWITA IZINA 2010: Many Species. One Planet. One Future
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
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
Mountain Gorillas To Get Counted in Vital Census
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