Gorilla Tracking Safari News and Uganda Tours

Mountain gorillas are some of the most endangered animal species in the world. There are only about 750 left in the wild due to great conservation efforts by the International community and the three countries of Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, however, all this is being hampered by the presences of rebels in the protected areas where these gorillas are located. The Nkunda’s militia are in the sector where these mountain gorillas are located and are very aggressive to the international conservation organizations in the region like ICCN have declared that they will kill any conservationists that visit the area. This has been going on since september last year which was probably the worst month for the people involved in the conservation of these rare species of gorillas.
In addition these rebel leaders have trained their own so called tour guides whom they use to take unwitting tourists to track these gorillas. These tourists are mainly from Uganda and the rebel tour guides don’t respect the regulations that have been set to ensure that the mountain gorillas do not contract diseases from humans and are not disturbed.
Also the roads leading to Bukima have been heavily mined by the rebels further complicating the situation for the conservationists in the area.

Another factor affecting the conservation of gorillas is the dealing in charcoal by the local communities in the protected areas. The locals are destroying the habitats of the mountains by cutting down trees to make charcoal which is used as fuel for cooking.
To help protect these gorillas we raise awareness by offering; gorilla tracking tours, Uganda gorilla tour and Rwanda gorilla tour to Bwindi national park and Parc Des Volcanoes