Threats to Gorilla: COVID 19 and Poachers
COVID 19 pandemic poses serious threats to the endangered mountain gorillas just like it does to their cousins, the human beings. We talked to Bashir Hangi, the Communications Manager at Uganda Wildlife Authority and Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, a veterinarian and founder of Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH), organization that promotes biodiversity conservation by enabling people, […]
Buhoma, a town Gorillas have made
The rapid growth of Buhoma village close to the main entrance of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Kanungu district south western Uganda into a relatively big town is a perfect example of local economic development through tourism. According to the International Institute for Environment and Development, before the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, the number of […]
The making and conserving of the Mountain Gorilla Home
In 1932, the Bwindi forest in southwestern Uganda was gazetted as a forest reserve to conserve the mountain gorillas. It was later gazetted to a national park in 1991 and in 1994, it was declared a UNESCO Natural World Heritage site. What would have happened to this impenetrable forest and the endangered mountain gorillas that […]
