What
is interesting about gorilla tracking in Uganda?
It can be quite
a hard task for you to plan for your gorilla safari in Uganda because there are
many things involved when you are organizing this gorilla safari. This activity
will become a life time experience since you will have memories which will not
be forgotten. It is better to seek prior
request so that you can be allowed to take photographs of these gorillas which
will keep you looking at them when you go back to your country of origin. Of
course you will be allowed to spend some
good hours when you are with these endangered mountain gorillas while you are
in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest or Mghahinga gorilla national park. What is more
interesting about these gorilla tracking or trekking these gorilla tracking
safari is that you will enjoy watching the
silver back gorilla and also a mother
gorilla taking care of her new born baby. A silverback is the mountain
gorilla
How
best can I do gorilla tracking in Uganda?
You should never
get confused of going for gorilla tracking in Uganda within the national parks
of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Mgahinga gorilla national park. For you to
get more information about gorilla tracking in Uganda, feel free to send us an
email through
peter.kennethwere@gmail.com.
We shall be grateful to receive whatever you request. Answers given to you will
be practical answers and will readily answer your questions concerning gorilla
tracking in Uganda.
What
is interesting about gorilla trekking in Uganda?
Uganda has got a
zoo at Entebbe called Uganda wildlife Education Center. In this education
center, you will find other wildlife apart from the endangered mountain
gorillas. These apes are found in the parks of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and
Mghahinga gorilla national park. The nearest place where you can go for gorilla
trekking is in the Republic of Rwanda in Volcanoes national park. This is
adjacent to Mghahinga national park and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in south
western Uganda.
Brief
history of the mountain gorillas.
Until the 1902, the mountain gorillas where not
known by all people including people
from the western countries. The first sights of the mountain gorillas were seen
during the time of Captain Von Berenge, a time when he was climbing mount
Sabinyo on the Rwanda side with some friends. They reached at 9300 foot which
is camped when a group of mountain gorillas was spotted and he shot two of them
but could only retrieve one. At that time, it was a young male of about 5 years
old and 220 pounds and not too large, but rather than any apes the whites had
seen by that time.
What people thought about mountain gorillas by
that time?
By that time, no one had thought that the
endangered mountain gorillas would exist in large members as they are today in
the places where they are found. The Belgians established a preservations
program for these mountain gorillas and so did the English men.
During that time
in Uganda, no one was allowed to take any tourist or visitor to trek the
mountain gorillas in these national parks of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and
Mghahinga Gorilla National park. In the
Republic of Rwanda, there was Dian Fossey who
did the research about mountain
gorilla conservation.
Trends about mountain gorillas today.
Mountain gorilla numbers are increasing in
number today. This has been attributed to the fact that they have been
protected. This protection has been enhanced by the Ugandan government and it
involves communities which surround the park.
In
conclusion therefore, the mountain gorillas do resemble human beings. These
mountain gorillas and human beings are 98 percent genetically identical.
However, their fur is longer than those of human beings. The hair on their back
is shorter than most of the other body parts and they are diurnal animals
whereby they are active during day time, waking up at 6:00 a.m and retiring at
6:00 p.m. The females become sexually mature at 7-8 years old though they start
breeding until several years have passed.
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