One of the rangers of Virunga National Park Ranger confirmed as Jules Kombi Kambale, has been killed while defending the park. Kamba, aged 30 was killed on 1st September 2016, during an attack by the poachers. Jules was on…
The Virunga Region is most famous for hosting the mountain gorillas, great apes that live in the tropical rain forest. Uganda offers a total of 120 gorilla permits available for tourists everyday. If compared with other countries such as…
Have you ever thought of tracking mountain gorillas in the Odzala National Forest home to gorillas and many other wildlife species like forest elephants and flocks of parrots among others? Mountain gorillas are regarded as endangered and only found…
The three countries Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo that own the Virunga transboundary National parks and a home to the world mountain gorillas a highlight to many Africa safaris. Tourists visit these countries every day for wonderful…
Having mountain gorillas in your backyard can, in many ways, be seen as a curse. They occasionally raid the gardens you depend on and work so hard to cultivate. And each and every day you see foreigners coming and…
In a lifetime everyone has the right to encounter something out of the world, an experience that they will wish to take home with them, and just boastfully narrate to their relatives and friends in form of a deeply…
In September 2008, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) decreed the establishment of Gorilla Levy Funds designated to benefit communities in the Bwindi Mgahinga Conservation Area (BMCA). Funds accrued from the sale of gorilla permits are channeled to local government…
Militia groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have killed two park rangers in one of the world’s last sanctuaries for the endangered mountain gorilla, the park said on Monday. The third ranger is missing after the attacks…
The Virunga National Park, which is located in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is mourning the passing on of one of its best ranger corps, Sebinyenzi Bavukirahe. He died on Friday aged 40. A statement issued by Africa’s…
Currently, there is an on going mountain gorilla census within the Virunga volcano regions which stretches to cover national parks of Virunga in the Mikeno sector of Congo, Volcanoes national park in Rwanda and Mgahinga in Uganda. The major…