Working With the Batwa of Uganda

Working With the Batwa of Uganda

For more than 40,000 years the Batwa people lived in the rich montane forests of western Uganda. Theirs was a way of life that predated farming and livestock-keeping; the Batwa, or Pygmies, were hunter-gatherers who relied on the forest’s natural resources for their very livelihoods. That changed dramatically in 1991 when the Batwa were... Read more »

Job Openings Within IGCP

Job Openings Within IGCP

The International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP) invites applications for two new job openings: Conservation Incentives Officer and... Read more »

Working With the Batwa of Uganda

Working With the Batwa of Uganda

For more than 40,000 years the Batwa people lived in the rich montane forests of western Uganda. Theirs was a way of life that predated farming and... Read more »

14 Baby Gorillas Named in Ceremony

14 Baby Gorillas Named in Ceremony

Earlier this month, 14 mountain gorillas were named during the 6th annual gorilla naming ceremony, Kwita Izina. With the entire mountain gorilla... Read more »

Eugène Named Rwanda’s Conservation King by CNN

Eugène Named Rwanda’s Conservation King by CNN

We at IGCP are thrilled to announce that our very own Eugène Rutagarama is being featured on CNN’s African Voices. Recipient of the Jean Paul... Read more »

A Volcanic Ten Days Tracking Gorillas

A Volcanic Ten Days Tracking Gorillas

This is Augustin Basabose, IGCP Conservation Coordinator. The ten days I recently spent counting the legendary mountain gorillas of the Virunga... Read more »

Death of Mountain Gorillas in Research Groups in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda

Death of Mountain Gorillas in Research Groups in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda

KIGALI, RWANDA-- The International Gorilla Conservation Program has just learned that one mother gorilla and three infant mountain gorillas have died... Read more »

The 2010 Mountain Gorilla Census in Virunga Massif: The Camp Experience of team 1 and 2.

The 2010 Mountain Gorilla Census in Virunga Massif: The Camp Experience of team 1 and 2.

Monday the 1st of March 2010, the first camp of gorilla trackers was established at Mutura, on the western end of the Virunga Massif on the Rwandan... Read more »

Living the 2010 Gorilla Census Experience In Team 2

Living the 2010 Gorilla Census Experience In Team 2

From March 1st to April 27th, 2010; there has been a mountain gorilla census in the Virunga Massif. Mountain gorillas are a critically endangered... Read more »

In the Gorillas’ Shadow on Karisimbi’s Eden

In the Gorillas’ Shadow on Karisimbi’s Eden

The bamboo is tall and sturdy here, elegantly bending over the muddy path to produce arches that rival the world’s grandest cathedrals.  This... Read more »