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Nose prints and mountain gorilla know-how
All gorillas are just as physically and genetically different as you are from your neighbor. To know these differences helps to monitor mountain... Read more »
Population of mountain gorillas in Bwindi determined by census
A census of mountain gorillas, Gorilla beringei beringei, conducted in 2011 in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda, confirms a minimum... Read more »
Buniga Forest Walk: Meet the Batwa then and now
The Buniga Forest Walk is now open! Located in Nkuringo near Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda, this 1.5 km trail explores Buniga Forest,... Read more »
Buniga Forest Walk: Involving the Batwa in conservation
If you are ever curious as to why conservation organizations like IGCP are working to collaborate with the Batwa people of the region, all you have... Read more »
Touched by a Wild Mountain Gorilla
I’ll admit it, we all crave it, even those of us working in mountain gorilla conservation- direct physical contact with mountain gorillas. Katie... Read more »
Putting Herself Out There: Harriet’s Bwindi experience
When we checked in on progress of the Bwindi census in September, we met Harriet Kyakyo, a volunteer with the Uganda Wildlife Authority and the only... Read more »
Integrated efforts in Enterprise, Environment and Equity
Fact: The plight of mountain gorillas cannot be separated from the plight of people. Human population densities in the mountain gorilla region can... Read more »
Field Journal: Living the Bwindi Census
In what may be our longest blog post ever, here we present in its near entirety the field journal for Charles KAYIJAMAHE (pictured, right, during the... Read more »
Second phase of the on-going Bwindi mountain gorilla census is complete
IGCP's species coordinator, Dr. Augustin Basabose is back to his base in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo after being part of the final training... Read more »
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