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Great news about the Mountain Gorilla conservation hit the Ugandan and Global tourism industry at large following the press release of the Gorilla population Census results of 2018 conducted in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, one of Uganda’s UNESCO World Heritage site and the Sarambwe Reserve in the neighboring Congo Democratic Republic indicating Gorilla population increase. The news was received with great excitement from all stakeholders in the tourism and travel fraternity as it indicated an increase in the population of the Mountain Gorillas, a species once regarded as critically endangered now to just being endangered following the reclassification from the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) last year; thanks to the Great work of conservation championed by Dian Fossey. During the official unveiling of the results from the December 2018 Mountain Gorilla population Census, at the Kampala Serena hotel, the results indicated an increase of 59 Mounta...

Gorillas  are of two species;  The Western  and  Eastern Gorillas  each divided into two subspecies; The Western lowland and Cross River Gorillas being a subspecies of the former species as well as the Eastern Lowland and the  Mountain Gorillas  being a subspecies of the latter species. The Western species is found in Western Africa and part of Central Africa. The Western lowland subspecies can be found in wildlife sanctuaries (zoos) whereas the Cross River subspecies are found /seen in Cameroon and Nigeria. The Mountain Gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park The Eastern species is found in the Eastern part of Africa and Central Africa. The Eastern Lowland Gorilla subspecies inhabit the Eastern Congolese tropical forests whereas their counterparts the Mountain Gorillas live in high altitude Afro-montane forests of two areas that is; the group found in the Virunga Massif a geographical feature spreading across Democratic Republic ...

Gorillas are the world's biggest living primates and offer over 98% of our hereditary code (DNA), making them perhaps the nearest relative. They live in families with complex social structures and show conduct that a large portion of us can perceive from communications with our own families. Every single African Gorilla is imperiled or fundamentally jeopardized.  Uganda Gorilla tours   give us opportunities to explore and enjoy some time with them. The Uganda tours ideal for Gorilla trekking  There are two areas (parks) for Mountain Gorilla trekking in Uganda . The first and most mainstream is Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the southwest of Uganda. This UNESCO-recognized reserve of about 321 square kilometers of thick, fog-filled rainforest thought to be more than 25,000 years of age is ideal for  Uganda Gorilla trekking tours . It is home to around half of the world's Mountain Gorilla population, with more than ten identifiable or habituated troops avai...

Uganda! The Pearl of Africa, The Land of remarkable beauty, where the evergreen West African jungle meets with the golden savannas of East Africa, characterized by the forest and savanna species, ranging from the Great Apes ( Mountain Gorillas and Chimpanzees ) to the Big Five. Uganda is a land locked country, located in the Eastern part of Africa sharing boarders with Kenya in the East, Democratic Republic of Congo in the West, Sudan in the North, Tanzania in the South and Rwanda in the Southwest. It is a country with troubled past and now bragging as one of the safest places to be and stay deep in the heart of Africa, characterized by hospitable people.     Key Facts about Uganda Capital: Kampala Population Estimate: 41.49M as of 2016- World Bank Area: 241,038sq.km Languages: English (official), Swahili and Luganda (common) Major Religion: Christianity and Islam Currency: Uganda shillings (UGX) with other common foreign being; USD, GBP and EUR Dialing ...

Though it doesn't have  much publicity as neighboring nations of Kenya and Tanzania, with their well-known parks and epic wildebeest migration, Uganda is an incredible African safari dream. Its a dazzling and flawless destination; a reason early visitors like Sir Winston Churchill a former British Prime Minister and world war veteran regarded it “The Pearl of Africa”. Small and landlocked, the nation has remarkable sites and activities to offer vacationers as far as assorted scenes. From the volcanic, block Mountains and crater lakes to pristine evergreen forests and open golden savannas – natural life and close-up wildlife encounters, moreover the inconceivably friendly and inviting people. The country is home to the source of the world’s longest river; The Nile whose flow is punctuated by one of the world's greatest waterfall, the Murchison Falls - a true definition of the power of nature.  Being at the confluence of the West African jungle and East African savannas, ...