A few months ago Rwanda named twenty four baby mountain gorillas in the Volcanoes National Park an event which stimulated Rwanda gorilla tourism in the whole world. Rwanda its self expects to receive more tourists taking gorilla safaris in 2016 and the years to come because the ceremony will always be celebrated. The birth of
Mountain Gorilla Population Rises
Mountain gorillas are regarded as the second close cousins to man after the chimpanzee and they share almost 97% of human genes. Over the past years these apes where threatened most especially by humans who used to hunt them for trade meat and medicines and deforestation for settlement and agriculture was the order of the
18 Baby Mountain Gorillas Named at 2015 Kwita Izina
Rwanda celebrated the birth of 18 baby gorillas at the 10th anniversary of Kwita Izina. The annual naming ceremony of the rare mountain gorillas took place on July 3rd 2015 at the slopes of Volcanoes National Park at Kinigi in the north western part of Rwanda. More than 40,000 residents from Rwanda and visitors from
Gorillas Know No Rules
“Excuse me, excuse me, coming through, coming through,” is what I imagined Intambara to be saying as he brushed gently past me. Intambara, of course, was speaking ‘beringei beringei’, otherwise known as ‘gorilla speak’. I was standing in the middle of the rainforest of the now dormant Bisoke volcano, watching the amazing mountain gorillas of
Volcanoes National Park Gets Modern Tools
The Congo Basin Ecosystems Conservation (PACEBCO), in partnership with Rwanda Natural Resources Authority donated modern tools worth Rwf118 Million to Rwanda Development Board to enhance capacity in protection of wild animals in the park. The tools worth Rwf118m were provided by Congo Basin Ecosystems Conservation (PACEBCo), in partnership with Rwanda Natural Resources Authority. Among the
For Rwanda, More Mountain Gorillas Mean more Revenues
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
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