…had the right gear, especially good boots. You can only imagine the first time seeing a gorilla. Mine were up a tree and I didn’t know if these gorillas would…
…identified: the rapid pop! pop! pop! pop! of a silverback gorilla beating his chest. Somewhere in the dense forest behind our camp, which bordered the Park, a gorilla family was…
…a 170kg silverback gorilla walk past me within 10cm. Watching the baby gorillas rumble tumble with each other and then beat their chests just to make sure you are very…
…Officer for the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. I must come clean and say this was only because she is a long-time friend of Praveen Moman, my long-time friend. I’m good…
…with gorillas. Uganda Wildlife Authority rangers follow these families for roughly three years before they become comfortable with humans. In habituated treks, after you locate the gorilla family assigned to…
…guests. 7 nights. 3 camps. Bucket lists are made of this. Our first stop and the biggest anticipation – western lowland gorillas. Trees grew taller, thickets thicker, leaves larger and…
…undoubtedly the western lowland gorillas that call this corner of Africa home. Although they are far and away the most numerous of the four recognized gorilla species, they are still…
Earlier this month, on 2 September, the 12th Kwita Izina naming ceremony for newborn gorillas in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park was celebrated. Occurring annually since 2005, this year 22 babies…
…and Zambia. Oh, and did I mention it is the only home of the mountain gorillas? So much has been written about the must-sees and must-dos including a couple…
…Andre Bauma, chief caretaker at Senkwekwe Gorilla Orphanage – perhaps one of the most selfless and dedicated of all. He has pledged his life to the protection and care of…
