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Gorillas Believed To Be Safe As National Park Fire Extinguished
The Rwanda National Park Service, local authorities, community members, police and a cadre of soldiers are battling a fire in Volcanoes National Park... Read more »
Launching the Kinigi Cultural Center
Wellard here again. In my last post I wrote about my first visit back to the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in my capacity as Enterprise... Read more »
Increase in DRC Habituated Mountain Gorilla Population
IGCP has played an integral role in a recently completed survey of the habituated gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National... Read more »
Mysterious Gorilla Death in Bwindi Under Investigation
An adult female gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda has died under mysterious circumstances. The female, named Kasongo, was from the... Read more »
IGCP Provides Emergency Funding in Congo for Gorilla Protection
IGCP has recently provided upwards of $50,000 to the Congolese national park authority to help ensure mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of... Read more »
Clouds Eco Lodge Wins Investment Award
Less than a year after its official opening, Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge, in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda, has won a top award for... Read more »
Naming Gorillas in Rwanda
Jamie – the IGCP Communications Officer – here again. I am recently back from Kwita Izina – Rwanda’s mountain gorilla naming ceremony. Kwita... Read more »
Back to eastern DRC — a first visit since the war
Hi, this is Wellard again –writing to tell you about the rest of our visit to DRC, a journey of mixed emotions. After leaving the beekeepers, we... Read more »
Amazing Humba!
This is Eugene Rutagarama, Director of IGCP. I have worked for gorillas for quite a while, but visiting them never ceases to be a fascinating... Read more »
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