MOUNTAIN GORILLA BABY BOOM IN BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Uganda’s premier gorilla trekking destination celebrates birth of 2 baby mountain gorillas. According to Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), the new born baby gorillas are from different gorilla tracking regions and gorilla families. They were born in the same week, one in Mubare group in Buhoma sector in the Northern side and the other in Oruzongo family in Ruhija region, Eastern side of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

The two gorilla babies were born in July thanks to Mother Nyampazi gorilla in Mubare family led by Maraya silverback. The recent birth now account for 9 members in Mubare group alone. It should be noted that Mubare is the first group to open for gorilla trekking in Buhoma region.

In Oruzogo gorilla family, Katoto mother gorilla was spotted nursing her baby on 25^th July 2020 in the jungles of Bwindi. Today, this group has 15 members and it can be explored on gorilla trekking safari in Ruhija region of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Remarkably, this marks Katoto’s first birth in Oruzogo group led by Kagaanga silverback.

About Bwindi Impenetrable National Park       

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is one of the 10 stunning national parks in Uganda and it is nestled suitably in Kabale, Kanungu districts, Southwestern Uganda at a border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It covers an area of 331sq.kms and it is dominated by tropical rain-forest where over 459 mountain gorillas live. It was gazetted in 1991 mainly to conserve a section of mountain gorillas which presently make up a total of 1063 in the world.

Mountain gorillas remain the most endangered species and their survival in the wild is still threatened by many factors including poaching, spread of human infectious diseases and others. Currently, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has 20 gorilla families habituated mainly for gorilla trekking and treks commence from Ruhija, Buhoma, Nkuringo and Rushaga regions. Each gorilla family is tracked by only 8 visitors on Uganda gorilla safari in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

A section of mountain gorillas also exist in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park still in southwestern Uganda and this offers the best gorilla trekking experience without worries of overcrowds since Nyakagyezi family is the only habituated group. The other mountain gorilla safari parks worth exploring in Africa include Volcanoes National Park in Northwestern Rwanda and the Virunga National Park in Eastern DRC.