Category: Conservation

  • How You Can Help in Protecting the Mountain Gorillas

    How You Can Help in Protecting the Mountain Gorillas

    Countries where mountain gorillas live i.e Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo can come together in partnership with local people and international conservation organizations to put up strong conservation policies and measures that can help to protect and conserve gorillas. This can help in creating solutions to reduce threats and conserve gorillas through strategies…

  • Lessons Learned from Gorilla Tourism

    Lessons Learned from Gorilla Tourism

    Gorilla Trekking involves walking in the jungle while looking for gorillas in their natural habitat. Uganda hosts both habituated and un-habituated gorilla families however, this article is focusing on habituated gorilla families. Gorillas are wild animals that require serious conservation in order to cater for generations. There are many lessons we learn from gorilla trekking…

  • Mountain Gorillas – the Tale of Endangered Apes

    Mountain Gorillas – the Tale of Endangered Apes

    Categorized among the most endangered apes on the entire planet, mountain gorillas are very unique primates. They prefer living along the slopes of the forested mountains and today they can only be found in three countries that are Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic Of Congo. Being primates, mountain gorillas are among the wild animals…

  • The Plight of Eastern Lowland Gorillas in Eastern Congo

    The Plight of Eastern Lowland Gorillas in Eastern Congo

    Would you like to experience something different this summer? Why not travel to Eastern Congo and meet the Eastern lowland gorillas? Also known as the Grauer’s gorillas, the plight of these great apes has not been well disseminated globally. It is estimated that about 4000 eastern lowland gorillas remain in the whole world. This is…

  • Elephant Dung – Women Group Making a Fortune out of It

    Have you ever wondered that elephant dung can be reused by people? On my last visit to Queen Elizabeth National Park, i got to witness the women of Rubirizi of Uganda making a fortune out of it. Thanks to Albertine Tours who organised a fantastic trip involved a local community project tour. It is such…

  • Kwita Izina Boosts Rwanda Tourism

    Kwita Izina Boosts Rwanda Tourism

    The annual gorilla naming ceremony that is to be held on 5th September 2015 at the Volcanoes National Park has been reported to 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…