At the foot of the Virunga Volcanic Mountains, Northern Rwanda, thousands of villagers gather to celebrate the birth of 18 mountain gorilla newborns just meters from the bambooforest up in the hills. Hundreds of tourists and foreign dignitaries attend the annual baby gorilla naming ceremony, locally known as KwitaIzina. Local foods are prepared. Chefs roast fresh goat
Rwanda’s Exotic Gorilla Named “Cute one” by Microsoft’s Bill Gates
Musanze, Rwanda, 30th June, 2014:For a decade, the African nation of Rwanda has celebrated the mountain Gorillas, rare and endangered primates, through a colourful naming ceremony called “Kwita Izina”. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the global event, and Rwanda has a conservation story to tell about these rare primates. Naming and conserving mountain Gorillas
Rwanda to Hold 10th Annual Kwita Izina
Rwanda will hold the tenth annual Kwita Izina gorilla naming ceremony on 1 July 2014 at the Volcanoes National Park in Kinigi. This year, 18 baby mountain gorillas will be named as part of ongoing conservation efforts to protect Rwanda’s endangered mountain gorillas. The event will bring together over 5,000 residents of Musanze District as
Visit Dian Fossey Centre in Volcanoes National Park
Dian Fossey came to Rwanda to study gorillas in 1967, after the political climate in Congo became unwelcoming. She set up a campsite for research and named it Karisoke, as the center is called today. When Fossey was here, the mountain gorilla population was in decline. Most of the great ape species are, Bonilla said.
A cable Car to be Put on the Peak of Mount Karisimbi
The government of Rwanda is planning to put a cable car on Mt. Karisimbi to promote Eco-tourism in that part of the country. The cable will be used as a mode of transport for tourists at the Karisimbi mountain and is expected to improve tourism in the country. A cable car is a mass transit
9th Gorilla Naming Ceremony to Empower Communities Around Virunga Parks
9th Gorilla Naming Ceremony to Empower Communities Around Virunga Parks
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This year’s Kwita Izina {gorilla naming ceremony} is under the theme, “Celebrating nature and empowering communities” and seeks to empower communities surrounding the gorilla park areas. “We chose the theme to appreciate the local communities surrounding the parks as well as recognize their role in protecting nature and the park,” says Rica Rwigamba, the head
Twelve Baby Gorillas to be Named in the Upcoming Kwita Izina
Rwanda will for the ninth time hold the baby gorilla naming ceremony,‘Kwita Izina’ on June 22, 2013 in Kinigi Musanze district. According to Rica Rwigamba, head of Tourism and Conservation at the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), this year’s naming ceremony will feature twelve ne born babies and one family an will run under the theme
American Couple Makes 75th Gorilla trek in Rwanda
For the first time American couple Joe Mc Donald and his wife Mary Ann Mc Donald stepped on Rwandan soil with intension to visit the famous Rwandan Mountain Gorillas. The trip left a lasting memory and enthusiasm that the set a target of visiting Rwanda for 75 more times. After twelve years of visiting Rwanda,
Rwanda Names 19 New Baby Gorillas
The Rwandan community was joined by the international community to mark the traditional annual ceremony of naming new baby gorillas commonly known as “Kwita Izina” which saw the entrance of 19 new baby gorillas in the gorilla family of Rwanda. In his message on the event, President Paul Kagame was quoted saying that Kwita Izina
Rwanda Celebrates the 8th Gorilla Naming Ceremony on June 16th
Kigali- Rwanda will for the 8th time celebrate the birth of 19 baby gorillas and the naming of 1 female adult at this year’s annual Kwita Izina ceremony scheduled for June 16th, 2012, under the theme “Sustainable tourism for a green economy.” Thousands of Rwandans living near the sanctuary of the rare mountain gorillas, the