General
What have the Mountain Gorillas ever done for Uganda?
Jemima Ayebare. 26/06/2023 In this podcast, we explore the contribution of the endangered Mountain Gorillas to the development of communities around their habitats and Uganda
Author: Big Gorilla Story
Communities
How ‘Gorillas Brought the World to our Village’
The endangered Mountain Gorillas have helped ‘bring the world’ to a tiny village in southwestern Uganda. The dwellers of Nkuringo village in Nyabwishenya sub-county Kisoro
General
The Forest that Gorillas have Made
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in southwestern Uganda, just on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is a ‘place full of darkness’ as its
Communities
Aiding Batwa People to Adapt
In times past, the indigenous Batwa pygmies used Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable forest as their home; immediate source of firewood, medicinal herbs, and food such as
Threats
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
Communities
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
National Parks
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
