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eTurboNews...from the Uganda Wildlife Authority that work has begun to habituate another group of mountain gorillas at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. ...

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Volcanoes Safaris Offers Two Free Nights at Mount Gahinga Lodge to ...  -  05 Aug 2009
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Uganda: What is Driving the Gorillas Out of Bwindi National Park?  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
AllAfrica.comToday, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has become a popular destination for gorilla tracking. But the downside is that the gorillas are straying from

Gorillas found to be source of HIV for 1st time  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
People's Daily OnlineA mountain gorilla, a member of the Mubare gorilla group, searches for food in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda July 2, 2009.

Last chance to save the gorilla  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
Ethiopian ReviewIn Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the population seems to have been stable at around 300 for some time. In the Virunga mountains – an area of

Uganda: Tourism Image Facing Negative Spotlight  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
AllAfrica.com..."We have information that the travel advisory board still advises people in their respective countries that Uganda is unsafe because of the Bwindi attack

Ugandan vet scoops conservation Oscar  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
Sideways News...the £60000 Whitley Gold Award by Princess Anne for her work with endangered mountain gorillas and the local people of Uganda's remote Bwindi region.

Dinner to help Africa mission  -  ‎Jul 19, 2009‎
GazetteLiveChapters Hotel and Restaurant is hosting the event in support of Bwindi Community Hospital in Uganda on Friday. Those attending will enjoy a five-course

Ngamba Chimpanzee Safari Uganda 2009  -  ‎Jul 13, 2009‎
Update Travel NewsThis morning leave Kampala after breakfast to drive southwest to Bwindi Park. The drive to the park is a scenic drive rewarding you with picturesque

My own secret tropical island - 1000km from the ocean  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
guardian.co.ukMountain gorillas are found in the Bwindi Impenetrable national park, in the south-west. Murchison Falls and Queen Elizabeth national parks are the places

Dr. Jan Ramer, Indianapolis Zoo Vet, Leaves to Manage Mountain ...  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News...the Virunga National Park in the DRC, and the Mgahinga National Park in Uganda; and, 2) the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in Uganda.

Gorillas flee as Muhabura forests burn  -  ‎Jul 19, 2009‎
New VisionOne population of about 340 mountain gorillas inhabits the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Kisoro, south-western Uganda. The second population is found

My Uganda Top 10  -  ‎Jul 15, 2009‎
CBC.caBut the absolute highlight was tracking the endangered mountain gorillas of the Bwindi forest. Standing within metres of a family of 15 gorillas

Time runs out for the gorillas  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
The NationalIn Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the population seems to have been stable at around 300 for some time. In the Virunga mountains – an area of

GORILAS HUYEN DE INCENDIOS EN UGANDA Y RUANDA  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
Terra ArgentinaEl fuego es especialmente fuerte en las áreas protegidas, entre ellas el Parque Nacional de la Selva Impenetrable de Bwindi, de 32.000 hectáreas.

Die Berggorillas von Bwindi Die Welt der charismatischen Primaten  -  25 Mar 2009
Bayerischer Rundfunk.Die Gorillas dösen am Abhang, manchmal getroffen von den schlanken Strahlen der Morgensonne, die das Dickicht des Bwindi-Nationalparks im Süden Ugandas wie

UGANDA – YEAR OF THE GORILLA AT ITB  -  25 Mar 2009
TravelMoleBut 2009 is the ‘Year of the Gorilla’ and there is nowhere better to see the few mountain gorillas still extant than in the aptly-named ‘Bwindi Impenetrable

Turismo contingentato e accessi a pagamento. L'Uganda cerca di ...  -  25 Mar 2009
La StampaBwindi, per esempio, è una foresta tropicale e, teoricamente, sarebbe un luogo di grande valore per l’industria del legname, ma abbiamo preso la decisione

Award-Winning Company, Volcanoes Safaris, Announces Two New ...  -  ‎Mar 17, 2009‎
Adventure Travel Media Source (press release)The second new itinerary is a short gorilla tracking itinerary that gives adventurers the opportunity to go tracking in Bwindi in Uganda while avoiding the

Uganda: Why Visitors Call Country Paradise  -  ‎Mar 16, 2009‎
AllAfrica.comFrom the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains through the virgin rolling hills of the eland to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, from Lake Victoria down the mighty Nile

UWA gets sh613m from sport hunting  -  ‎Mar 10, 2009‎
New VisionCategory A parks include Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth, Lake Mburo, Rwenzori, Bwindi, Mgahinga and Kidepo. Under Category B, the entrance fee is sh3,000

Museveni halts forest give away  -  ‎Mar 5, 2009‎
New VisionHowever, the President is credited for elevating the conservation status of Kibale, Mt. Elgon, Rwenzori and Bwindi forest reserves into national parks in

Eagle Air starting western Uganda flights to promote tourism  -  ‎Mar 8, 2009‎
Daily MonitorThe tourist sites that the flight will reach include; Bwindi, Mghahinga, Ishasha, Mweya, and Mount Rwenzori. Eagle Air also operates flights to Juba and

Diary: Maggie Gee  -  ‎Mar 12, 2009‎
New StatesmanBritish writer infuriates her young Ugandan driver as they travel to see the mountain gorillas at Bwindi, accidentally risking death in a war zone.

Berggorilla Tracking: Die Mubare-Gruppe in Bwindi (Teil 3)  -  ‎Mar 18, 2009‎
Deutsche Wirtschaft AGDie Mubare-Gruppe in Buhoma/Uganda wird bereits seit 1993 von Touristen besucht. Es ist die erste Berggorilla-Familie, die in Uganda habituiert wurde.

Berggorilla Tracking: Die Habiyanja-Gruppe in Bwindi (Teil 2)  -  ‎Mar 13, 2009‎
Deutsche Wirtschaft AGAuf jeden Fall der größte Silberrücken von den drei Berggorilla-Gruppen in Bwindi. Sehr beeindruckend! Locker doppelt so groß wie jedes andere Mitglied

Dar to lose tourism market share to Kenya and Uganda  -  ‎Mar 22, 2009‎
IPPmediaUganda`s famous national parks include Murchison, Queen, Lake Mburo, Bwindi, Mgahinga, Kibale, Kidepo and Ruwenzori. New park entry fees, allow Ugandans and

Why Uganda should give tourism high priority  -  ‎Mar 8, 2009‎
Daily MonitorKibaale and Bwindi have 16 per cent of the polypore fungi recorded from North America and Europe. Other attractions include large portions of Lake Victoria,

gorilla-safari, uganda  -  21 Feb 2009
VG Nett,Hei Vi skal besøke venner i Uganda (1uke) og vil gjerne benytte anledningen til å dra på gorilla safari i Bwindi. Jeg har såvidt undersøkt litt og synes det

Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge wins investment award  -  Feb 3, 2009
The Independent,Plans to set up a community eco-lodge in Kisoro near the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park were rather cloudy. It has taken close to eight years for the sky

Rwanda: 200 FDLR Rebels Flee to Uganda  -  Jan 27, 2009
AllAfrica.com,It was also reported that the rebels could be trying to infiltrate Bwindi National Park on the border with Rwanda. Speaking from Kampala in a telephone

Retro safari  -  Feb 20, 2009
The National,Also on the border, Walsh and Morgan had an authentic Gorillas In The Mist experience at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, which Walsh says is an apt name.

500 cultural sites face destruction  -  Feb 11, 2009
New Vision,The sites are Kasubi Tombs, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Rwenzori Mountain Park. Mwanja made the remarks last Wednesday during a sensitisation workshop on

Rove McManus says he can finally smile again  -  Feb 6, 2009
Melbourne Herald Sun,..."This is in Uganda - Bwindi -- and what I loved about it is that it's called the windy, impenetrable rainforest and it really does live up to its reputation

Even in war zone, wild gorillas go forth and multiply  -  Jan 27, 2009
AFPA new survey of gorillas living in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park found 10 percent fewer -- 302 rather than 336 -- than previous estimates.

Exclusively for the adventurous  -  Feb 3, 2009
Canada.com,Board a boat and sail down the Kazinga Channel for a spot of hippo- and bird-watching before heading to the Bwindi National Park where half the world's

Ape skulls and bones prompt study  -  Jan 29, 2009
NYU Washington Square News,...scattered among the Virunga Mountains of Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.

23 years of social-economic transformation  -  Jan 28, 2009
The Independent,One park is Mghahinga, and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest where gorilla families are found. Uganda is also one of the best places in which to watch chimpanzees.

Africa – The Most Romantic Continent on The Planet  -  Feb 4, 2009
Focus on Travel News,A once in a lifetime tour, the itinerary includes gorilla viewing in the Kbale Forest and at the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. £2010pp + gorilla permit

SÄ?ítání goril s velkými chybami  -  Jan 28, 2009
Lidovky.cz,Nepříjemným pÅ™ekvapením skonÄ?ilo sÄ?ítání goril horských v ugandském národním parku Bwindi. Vymírajících lidoopů zde žije ménÄ›, než se ochránci přírody dosud

RDC : La population des gorilles de montagne a connu une hausse ...  -  Feb 16, 2009
Waliboo,Par contre, une autre étude du même genre effectuée dans le parc national de Bwindi, en Ouganda, a créé la surprise parmi les spécialistes.

Uganda: La población de gorilas de montaña podría haber disminuido  -  Jan 28, 2009
Global Voices en español,Los 336 individuos que se cree residen en el Parque Nacional Impenetrable Bwindi de Uganda fueron estimados usando un método que cuenta el número de nidos

Goryle niedaleko od szosy  -  Feb 3, 2009
Gazeta Wyborcza,Ugandy i Ruandy, a także w nieprzeniknionym Lesie Bwindi w Ugandzie mieszkają dwie populacje goryli górskich (Gorilla beringei beringei) Jest 6.30 rano.

Les gorilles de montagne en augmentation en RDC en dépit du conflit  -  Jan 27, 2009
AFPLa semaine dernière une autre étude menée dans le parc national impénétrable de Bwindi, en Ouganda, avait fait état d'une diminution de la population de 10%

Experte: Andreas Klotz  -  Jan 30, 2009
Deutsche Wirtschaft AG,Die Reise beinhaltet mehrere Berggorilla-Trackings im Bwindi Nationalpark, also Fotografie im dunklen Regenwald unter schwierigsten Bedingungen und mit

Weniger Berggorillas als angenommen  -  Jan 25, 2009
Hamburger Abendblatt,Die Zahl der Berggorillas in Ugandas "Bwindi Impenetrable National Park" ist geringer als bislang angenommen. Statt 336 Gorillas leben dort nur 302 der

NÅ‘tt a kongói gorillák egyedszáma  -  Jan 28, 2009
Híradó,Az állatok közül 380 egyed a Virunga Vulkánok Természetvédelmi Terület régiójában él, míg további 320 állat az ugandai Bwindi �thatolhatatlan Erdőségben.

Nationalparks in Uganda  -  Feb 9, 2009
Deutsche Wirtschaft AG,Natürlich sind die Berggorillas im Bwindi Nationalpark die größte und bekannteste Attraktion Ugandas. Hier lebt rund die Hälfte der Weltbevölkerung aller

Elefante, tutta l'Africa in un monografico  -  Feb 10, 2009
GuidaViaggi,...di 8 giorni (Amboseli-Lago Naiwasha- Masai Mara) e il circuito Uganda Terra dei Gorilla che conduce gli ospiti anche nel Parco Nazionale Bwindi.

La población de gorilas de montaña en el parque de Virunga (RD ...  -  Jan 27, 2009
Europa Press - Diario Social,...en el �rea de Conservación de los Volcanes Virunga (compartida por RDC, Ruanda y Uganda), mientras que otros 320 viven en el Bosque de Bwindi, en Uganda.

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See gorillas up close in Rwanda  -  16 Nov 2008
Chicago Sun-Times,About half live in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, and the other half live in family groups in the Virunga Mountains on the border of Rwanda,

"The Engagi Lodge" in Bwindi, Uganda, Africa.  -  Nov 7, 2008
Wavah Broadcasting Company, Uganda,Bwindi, Uganda, Africa: Kimbla-Mantana Uganda is pleased to announce the opening of our newest accommodations, "The Engagi Lodge" in Bwindi, Uganda.

Garden club plants seeds of hope  -  Nov 9, 2008
Chronicle-Telegram,At first Walker and Greenberg took on the task together, sending seeds to the Buhoma Community Primary School in Bwindi at their own expense.

Face to face with the great gorillas  -  Oct 24, 2008
Regina Leader-Post,...animals split between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in the Virunga Massif mountain range and in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda.

Tourists to roam free in East Africa  -  Nov 7, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,The premier tourist sites that should benefit from the arrangement include the Bwindi National Park in Uganda, home to 300 mountain gorillas, the Ngorongoro

Ugandan highlights  -  Nov 9, 2008
iAfrica.com,Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Mgahinga reserves offer some of the best and most accessible viewing. This is one adventure you simply must not miss

‘Gifted By Nature’ not a destination brand  -  Oct 29, 2008
New Vision,Although the gorillas roam the forests shared by Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the largest population is in Uganda’s Bwindi

Cape to Cairo unity was 'over due'  -  Oct 23, 2008
BBC News,Take the tourism belt which runs from eastern Africa to the south, from Virunga area (in DR Congo), the Bwindi Forest (in Uganda) through Maasai Mara (in

Harvest Gifts for Bwindi top expectations  -  Oct 27, 2008
GazetteLive,This site aims to provide the latest local news, sport & events in Great Ayton and Stokesley, as well as details of anything and everything that’s happening

Uganda dele studies Salone post conflict-reconstruction  -  Oct 28, 2008
Awoko,Eight foreign tourists, including two Americans, were murdered by an Interehamwe guerilla group in Bwindi National Forest in March 1999.

Uganda: Bamboo Processing Could Turn Around Lives of Ugandans  -  Oct 22, 2008
AllAfrica.com,The forests are found in Mt. Elgon National Park with (20720 hectares) Rwenzori National Park (15540ha), Bwindi National Park (1308ha), Echuya (2072),

Destination East Africa to go single tourist Visa  -  Oct 21, 2008
Travel Daily News International,In Uganda: The unique Bwindi National Park, home to some 300 mountain gorillas; the Murchison Falls and Elizabeth Park; Nalubaale Falls at Jinja,

Gorilla refuge falls into rebel hands in Congo; Park HQ seized  -  Oct 26, 2008
Mongabay.comVolcanoes Conservation Area in Rwanda and Uganda supports another 180. The remaining 320 mountain gorillas live in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda.

‘Tweede Wereldoorlog’ Afrika kondigt zich aan  -  Nov 14, 2008
Volkskrant,Een Brits artsenpaar dat in Bwindi werkt, mailt dat ze eergisteren 300 vluchtelingen aantroffen in de groene bergen. De vluchtelingen worden door

Felix und die wilden Tiere  -  Oct 30, 2008
Cinefacts,Diesmal berichtet Felix vom Bwindi-Nationalpark im Norden Ugandas. In dem großen Dschungelgebiet leben verstreut einige Gorilla-Familien.

WWF/Adena desvela sus diez destinos "terroríficos"  -  Oct 30, 2008
Heraldo de Aragón,Estos lugares son el Mar Negro (Bulgaria, Rumanía, Moldavia y Ucrania), el Parque Internacional Impenetrable de Bwindi (Uganda), el Mar Muerto

Rebeldes atacam sede do refúgio para gorilas na República ...  -  Oct 27, 2008
Público.pt,...onde vivem 380 animais e é dividida pela República Democrática do Congo, Ruanda e Uganda) e na Floresta de Bwindi, no Uganda (onde vivem 320 animais).

Urlaub endet auf dem Zarenball Der Frankfurter Reiseveranstalter ...  -  Oct 31, 2008
Wormser Zeitung,Das Wetter und die Straßenverhältnisse bestimmen die Tour, die auch in den Bwindi Impenetrable Forest führt, wo es in kleinen Gruppen zum Gorilla- Trekking

WNF verliest door oorlog zicht op gorilla's  -  Nov 11, 2008
Vara Vroegevogels,Een groot deel van de laatste zevenhonderd berggorilla's ter wereld leeft veilig in het Bwindi National Park in Oeganda. Over de ongeveer 150 dieren in het

Uganda boosts tourism potential  -  27 Sep 2008
Wavah Broadcasting Company, Uganda,Mountains National Part, a new tourism gorilla family called Bitukura in Bwindi Impenetrable National park, and Quad biking in Lake Mburo National Park.

Gorilla Family Moves from Uganda to DRC Congo  -  Sep 26, 2008
Update Travel News,Uganda Wildlife Authority has announced the movement of Rushegura gorilla group from Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national Park into the DRC Congo on the 1st

Dian Fossey's Gorillas Exhumed for Investigation  -  Sep 24, 2008
National Geographic,These critically endangered animals are split between Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and the Virunga mountains, which straddle the borders of Rwanda,

Uganda to prepare more mountain gorillas for contact with humans  -  Sep 16, 2008
Vancouver Sun,A Silverback male mountain gorilla sits in the dense jungle canopy on the edge of Uganda's Bwindi National Park. Bwindi, or the 'Impenetrable Forest' as it

New gorilla groups to boost tourism  -  Sep 7, 2008
New Vision,The Rushegura family, which has been residing in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, comprises 14 gorillas. It was the second family to be habituated for

"The Impenetrable Forest": The intertwined fates of Uganda and its ...  -  Sep 5, 2008
Seattle Times,By Theresa Morrow A mountain gorilla sits in the dense jungle canopy on the edge of Uganda's Bwindi National Park. The author of "The Impenetrable Forest"

Vital support for doctor in Africa disease mission  -  Sep 15, 2008
Northern Echo,He left two years ago and now helps to run a hospital on the edge of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, providing an HIV and TB treatment service,

News in brief  -  Sep 25, 2008
New Vision,The sites are the Kilembe trail on the Rwenzori Mountains, the Bitukura gorilla group in Ruhija in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and the Quad Bike game

Upcountry tourism sites to be developed  -  Sep 1, 2008
New Vision,He noted that the country had been divided into tourism zones, the first being Kigezi, with scenic sites at Lake Bunyonyi, Bwindi forests for gorilla

Gorilla Population Affected by African Unrest  -  Sep 23, 2008
NumisMaster.com,It has an estimate of 720, half in the Virunga Mountains and half 15 miles away in the Bwindi-Impenetrable National Park. There are just a dozen or so in

Uganda: Tourism Needs a Saviour  -  Sep 2, 2008
AllAfrica.com,Alive example we have today is Buhoma, the villages near Bwindi national park, here the villagers understand value differences between dollar,

Congo-Kinshasa: Monuc Joins FDLR-FARDC Triangle in Eastern DRC War  -  Sep 22, 2008
AllAfrica.com,Foreign Terrorist Group by the Department of State, and was responsible for the targeted murder of Americans in Bwindi National Park in Uganda in 1998.

In the gorillas' midst  -  Sep 9, 2008
Shepparton News,About half live in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, and the other half live in family groups in the Virunga Mountains on the border of Rwanda,

Museveni tours model farm in Kanungu  -  Sep 2, 2008
New Vision,He later visited Bwindi Winery in Butogota trading centre where Teddy Gasana is making wine from grapes, pineapples and passion fruits.

Swerve Travels Listings  -  Aug 29, 2008
Calgary Herald,There are plenty of chances to track gorillas in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (hopefully a bit of a misnomer) and Rwanda's Parc National des Volcans.

Uganda: Kanungu Reaps From Museveni's Visit  -  Sep 10, 2008
AllAfrica.com,Undone, Mr Museveni also visited Mpungu Sub-county close to Bwindi National Park, where he met Mr Vincent Butamanya, a local farmer with over 70000 coffee

La gran carrera de gorilas en Londres  -  Sep 4, 2008
Seguí la Flecha,...parques nacionales de **Uganda, Ruanda y Congo. La otra población está en Bwindi, Uganda. Quedan menos de 700 gorilas de esta subespecie en estado salvaje.

Gorilla Trekking in Uganda  -  Sep 2, 2008
Deutsche Wirtschaft AG,Im "Bwindi Impenetrable National Park" in Uganda leben etwa 350 Berggorillas - rund die Hälfte aller noch auf dieser Welt existierenden Individuen.

Tíz állat, amelyet talán már gyermekeink sem fognak látni  -  Sep 5, 2008
inforadio.hu,Jelenleg mindössze 720 példány él vadon az ugandai Bwindi Nemzeti Parkban, valamint a Kongó, Ruanda és Uganda határvidékén fekvő Virunga-hegységben.

Gorilles dans la une  -  14 Aug 2008
Libération,...et la République démocratique du Congo (la survie de ce groupe est largement compromise), et l'autre dans la forêt impénétrable de Bwindi en Ouganda.

Business In Brief  -  Jul 31, 2008
The Independent,The Uganda Wildlife Authority is in final stages of adding to two additional groups of habituated gorilla to the tourist menu at Bwindi National Park.

UPDF tanks rusty, may not fire  -  Jul 23, 2008
The Independent,This is the case of tanks at Kanyantorogo - Bwindi sector. The area is hilly and tanks can’t operate there. (2) Some tanks are in Fort-Portal where there is

Kanungu bridge needs urgent rescue  -  Jul 22, 2008
Daily Monitor,More worrying is the fact that the bridge is the only link between Kanungu and Rukungiri districts and a gateway to the world-famous Bwindi Impenetrable

News in brief...  -  Jul 28, 2008
New Vision,He was addressing a consultative meeting on the Prosperity-For-All programme at Bwindi parish in Hamurwa sub-county last week. Ahabwe appealed to SBI,

Rwanda: Interahamwe 'Skills' Earn Them Sanctuary in Country  -  Jul 17, 2008
AllAfrica.com,Ishasha is only a few miles from Bwindi Impenetrable Forest", reports New-York based human rights watch dog, Human Rights watch.

T-shirts cover aid for Ugandan children  -  Aug 13, 2008
BurlingtonFreePress.com,The organization donated $40000 to outfit the Bwindi Health Center's new pediatric unit. "The mission is to go to Uganda communities that need financial

Author shows grace undercover  -  Jul 25, 2008
North Shore News,From a January Gorilla watching tour in Uganda's Bwindi National Park to exciting zip line fun at Santa Elena, Costa Rica in December there is a whole

On the primal trail – Africa  -  Aug 12, 2008
Easier (press release),Later, another gorilla trek is undertaken in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and in Kibale National Park, a special visit is made to the Jane Goodall Institute

Big in Africa: How to track gorillas in the wild  -  Jul 18, 2008
Gadling,Mountain gorillas are largely confined to three national parks spanning three countries: Parq National des Volcans in Rwanda, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in

Game parks to get 5-star hotels  -  Jul 29, 2008
New Vision,Kidepo National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Lake Mburo National Park and Queen

Gorillas in the midst  -  Jul 16, 2008
Boston Herald,About half live in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest; the other half live in family groups in the Virunga Mountains on the border of Rwanda,

Hilton expands in China and other international hotel news  -  Aug 4, 2008
CatererSearch,The properties are to be developed at Kidepo National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Murchison Falls National Park

National park is home to Rwanda's jungle giants  -  Jul 20, 2008
Asbury Park Press,About half live in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, and the other half live in family groups in the Virunga Mountains on the border of Rwanda,

iExplore Unveils Top Ten Wildlife Safaris Worldwide  -  Jul 16, 2008
eNewsChannels,You can actually go gorilla tracking in two national parks on the border of Rwanda at Virunga Range or in Bwindi, a thick rainforest.

Gorilas en peligro de extinción  -  Aug 5, 2008
Hechos.TV,A ellos les siguen los gorilas de Bwindi ("Gorilla beringei"), con unos 300 animales, y la subespecie de río ("Gorilla gorila diehli"), con tan sólo 200

JLU-Forscher spüren in Afrika die seltene Oberländerdrossel auf  -  Jul 23, 2008
Gießener Allgemeine,Steffen Koschkar kürzlich einige lebende Exemplare in den tief eingeschnittenen Tälern des Nationalparks Bwindi im Südosten Ugandas ausmachen.

Sei nuovi hotel lusso nei parchi naturali dell'Uganda  -  Aug 3, 2008
TTG Italia,Le intenzioni del Governo sono di arrivare ad avere, entro il 2012, sei hotel a cinque stelle in sei parchi nazionali: Kidepo National Park, Bwindi

Uganda: Gorilla Permits Deal Good for Tourism  -  Apr 10, 2008
AllAfrica.com,The only remaining home for these apes in the world are the thick forests of Bwindi and Mgahinga in Uganda, Volcanos and the Mikeno sector of Virunga

Uganda: UWA Ruining Tourism Trade  -  Mar 28, 2008
AllAfrica.com,Out of the estimated 720 mountain gorillas left in the world, 340 are in Bwindi Forest National Park which is also believed to have more than 32

Uganda: Gorilla Tourism - UWA Faces Fire From Players  -  Apr 7, 2008
AllAfrica.com,Out of the estimated 720 mountain gorillas left in the world, 340 can be found in the jungles of Bwindi Forest National Park that has over 32 families.

DeLand couple finds "The Pearl of Africa"  -  Apr 9, 2008
The DeLand-Deltona Beacon,Silverback gorilla — A male silverback mountain gorilla looks out from vegetation at Bwindi Impenetrable Park in Uganda. The mountain gorilla is the

Wildlife chief grilled over gorilla permits  -  Apr 10, 2008
New Vision,Wildlife Authority (UWA), to explain why he gave a company monopoly over gorilla tracking in Nkuringo, located in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Locals plot Banyenzaki downfall  -  Mar 31, 2008
New Vision,...“Our people lose their property to animals that invade their homes and gardens from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. “Our MP has failed to push the

Uganda: Locals Team Up With UWA  -  Apr 14, 2008
AllAfrica.com,It has a commanding view of the Muhavura ranges and the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, overlooking the western rift valley.

King Kong lives on  -  Apr 12, 2008
Sunday Herald,In the Virungas and Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, neighbourhoods which have witnessed much human savagery in recent years, the population is

Uganda: Feud Over Gorilla Tracking Permits  -  Apr 7, 2008
AllAfrica.com,Everyday, eight permits are given to tourists to track the gorillas at Nkuringo, on the southern side of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Gorillas raid Kisoro farms  -  Apr 12, 2008
Sunday Vision,Mwesigwa is one of 20 youths of Nteko Parish in Kisoro District that hold sticks to scare the apes away from the farms, back to their sanctuary in Bwindi

Tanzania targets tourists from Middle East  -  Apr 3, 2008
Travel & Tourism News Middle East,On the other hand, visitors to Queen Elizabeth National Park set in the shadow of the Rwenzori Mountains, the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park famous for

From China to South Africa, Reporters Investigate Local Impacts of ...  -  Mar 30, 2008
Internews (press release)...journalist Salome Alweny describes how the Batwa (Pygmies) were evicted from their land when the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest became a national park and

Alliance in Africa set to save gorillas  -  Feb 20, 2008
Reuters South Africa,According to the UWA, the number of gorillas in southwest Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, a stand-alone enclave for the primates, is 340 -- making it

Uganda: Tri-State Wildlife Project Launched  -  Feb 20, 2008
AllAfrica.com,The protected national parks include Volcano in Rwanda, Virunga in the Congo and Bwindi Impenetrable, Mgahinga, Queen Elizabeth, Semliki, Rwenzori and

Central African countries join forces to save rare gorillas  -  Feb 20, 2008
Business Day,According to the UWA, the number of gorillas in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, an enclave for the primates, is 340 — making it the single largest

Wednesday Morning Coffee  -  Feb 20, 2008
UN Dispatch...have launched a joint project to protect the less-than 700 gorillas that inhabit the Virunga mountains and Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest reserve.

Gang of 6 men confesses to killing Belgian tourist in Uganda  -  Feb 19, 2008
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),In 1999, several tourists from Britain and New Zealand were killed by armed gangs in Bwindi National Park, a western Uganda reserve where mountain gorillas

Uganda: The Milieu of Coffee - Ban Café  -  Feb 7, 2008
AllAfrica.com,...from when it is picked from the gardens in the Kigezi Highlands around Mountain Mgahinga and Bwindi impenetrable forests in South West Uganda,

South Shore man takes on project in African forest  -  Jan 25, 2008
Tahoe Daily Tribune,However, the container was two months late in arriving at Bwindi, and during the wait, he became aware of the immense needs of the Batwa Pygmies.

Uganda: Conservation Needs Supportive Policies  -  Jan 28, 2008
AllAfrica.com,For example, the density of human population around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is between 200-350 people per square km. It should be noted that the

News in brief...  -  Jan 30, 2008
New Vision,Lubuuka, who was last week touring the roads to Bwindi game reserve, urged construction companies to avoid doing shoddy work on the roads.

Uganda: Tourism Booms As Security Scare Ceases  -  Feb 7, 2008
AllAfrica.com,However, visitors to Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi Impenetrable, Lake Mburo National Parks reduced overall from 10170 during the December 2006 festive season to

Discover a New Side of Africa with Acacia Adventure Holidays  -  Jan 31, 2008
The Open Press (press release)...overland tour – travellers trekking through dense forest for a one-hour audience with the Silverback, in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

News in brief...  -  Nov 28, 2007
New Vision,KABALE-About 100 elephants from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park have in the last two months invaded and destroyed gardens in Ikumba sub-county.

Rare mountain gorillas prepared for tourists  -  Nov 16, 2007
NEWS.com.au,The UWA has habituated four social groups of six to seven gorillas each in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, meaning they are accustomed to seeing people

Uganda to prepare more mountain gorillas for contact with humans  -  Nov 1, 2007
Canada.com,A Silverback male mountain gorilla sits in the dense jungle canopy on the edge of Uganda's Bwindi National Park. Bwindi, or the 'Impenetrable Forest' as it

Uganda: I Am Ready for Chogm, Are You?  -  Nov 19, 2007
AllAfrica.com,In fact I am afraid our visitors might think Bwindi is in Kampala! But thanks to Chogm, these chaps are there at every blink of the eye.

Plans to boost gorilla tourism in Uganda  -  Nov 2, 2007
Opodo,There are currently four social groups of six to seven mountain gorillas in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest with plans for two more, Reuters reports.

Uganda plans to boost gorilla tourism  -  Nov 2, 2007
Holiday Extras,Tourism is one of Uganda's biggest industries, with thousands of visitors coming to the country's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest every year to see its mountain

Rare great ape fossil challenges evolutionary theory: study  -  Nov 12, 2007
PhysOrg.com,A Silverback male mountain Gorilla sits in the dense jungle canopy on the edge of Uganda's Bwindi National Park in this January 2007 photo.

Microsoft and UNIDO Partner with CTPH to Bring ICT to Rural ...  -  Nov 23, 2007
PR Newswire UK (press release),Project Silverback will initially run for six months and then be reviewed with the aim of expanding it to another CTPH telecentre in Bwindi Impenetrable

Uganda: Mountain Gorillas, Country's Star Attraction  -  22 Oct 2007
AllAfrica.com,According to the census carried out between April and June 2006, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park now has a total of 30 gorilla groups. Of the 30 groups,

Gorillas IN OUR midst  -  Oct 20, 2007
Sunday Mirror,We were on the edge of the stunning rainforest in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (named after the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest).

Uganda: The Tourist Who Broke the Rules and Fell in Love With Country  -  Oct 15, 2007
AllAfrica.com,He enjoyed the jaunt, but wanted to return specifically to see the gorillas in Bwindi Nature Reserve in western Uganda. In August 2000, Steve arrived in

Uganda: Gorilla - Africa's Gentle Giant  -  Oct 15, 2007
AllAfrica.com,And, that is just in the Bwindi impenetrable forest national park, a five-hour drive south west of Kampala. Another five-hour drive from the capital towards

Uganda prepares more mountain gorillas for tourists  -  Oct 9, 2007
ReutersThe UWA has habituated four social groups of six to seven gorillas each in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, meaning they are accustomed to seeing people

Uganda: Gorilla Tourism to Increase  -  Oct 7, 2007
AllAfrica.com,THE scramble for gorilla tourism is set to increase as the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) is planning to habituate two more groups of gorillas in Bwindi

Uganda: Kony Should Join "I'm Ready for Chogm"  -  Oct 12, 2007
AllAfrica.com,They are not even a ware that for over a year the Government and the LRA have been engaged in peace talks in Juba. Bwindi National Park made news only when

Uganda: New Travel Plan for Holiday Makers  -  Oct 8, 2007
AllAfrica.com,...like the national parks, Mweya Safari, Uganda Wildlife Education Centre, Source of the Nile, Bwindi impenetrable forest and the Sipi Falls among others.

Mountain gorillas safe, say experts  -  Oct 7, 2007
The Monitor, Uganda,The mountain gorillas, that are predominantly in Bwindi Forest are not threatened by extinction, Dr Alastair McNeilage, an ecologist who led the census of

In that dead gorilla there’sa $3m fortune  -  Oct 1, 2007
The Monitor, Uganda,Just two months ago the country celebrated the increase of the gorilla population in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda, a tourism resource that

Gorilla Tourism receives boost in Uganda  -  Oct 8, 2007
Hostelbookers.comBwindi National Park is also home to colobus monkeys, chimpanzees in addition to the gorillas, of which there are currently four habituated research groups

Uganda is a thief: Who is encroaching on whom?  -  Oct 20, 2007
The Monitor, Uganda,The Elgon and Bwindi forests seized over 70 years ago, like Mabira, are actually more threatened by this class whose mindset equates progress with being

Healing from mountains to sea  -  Oct 16, 2007
Marin Independent-Journal,The other 320 live in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The mountain gorilla population is constantly at risk of demise, she says.

Congo Park Rangers Find Dead Gorilla  -  Sep 25, 2007
The Associated PressThe other 320 live in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Virunga National Park is located in a lawless swath of eastern Congo that the country's

Mountain gorilla found dead in Congo  -  Sep 25, 2007
Independent Online,...gorillas left in the world and 380 of the rare animals live in Virunga National Park; the remainder lives in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.

Uganda: The Crested Crane - Uganda's Bird of Pride  -  Sep 24, 2007
AllAfrica.com,Most of Uganda's national parks have a diversity of bird species; however, Queen Elizabeth, Murchison Falls, Bwindi Impenetrable and Semliki National Parks

Filmmaker sides with the gorillas  -  Oct 3, 2007
The Union of Grass Valley,He spent about a month and a half in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Mgahinga Forest filming the documentary in the area where Grass Valley resident Dr.

Wolfgang’s East Africa report October 2007  -  Oct 6, 2007
TravelVideo.tv (press release)From Kisoro gorilla tracking is possible at the Mt. Mgahinga National Park and also the South Western side of Bwindi National Park, where a new upmarket

Readers' Corner  -  Sep 28, 2007
The Union of Grass Valley,That's just outside the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home of the endangered mountain gorillas. They have 60 beds and surgical and X-ray facilities,

Another gorilla killed in eastern Congo  -  Sep 26, 2007
AfricaNews,...about 380 in the Virunga Volcanoes Conservation Area (shared by DRC, Rwanda and Uganda) and 320 in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda.

Gorilla widows seek mate  -  19 Aug 2007
East African,The parks are the Virunga in Congo, Volcano National Park in Rwanda and Mughinga National Park as well as Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda.

Silverback gorillas killed in motiveless attack  -  Aug 9, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,A further 300 are to be found in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. For the past 30 years Fauna and Flora International, the African Wildlife Foundation

UN sends team to investigate gorilla killings  -  Aug 10, 2007
Mongabay.comAnother 340 mountain gorillas are found in neighboring Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. Gorillas haven't been only victims of strife in

Ndorwa West MP advises on Chogm publicity  -  Aug 12, 2007
The Monitor, Uganda,Mt. Rwenzori, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Bujagali falls, among other features to show the country as gifted by nature of what they show.

Shocking Pix Of Slaughtered Gorillas  -  Aug 9, 2007
MyFox Utah,More than half, about 380, are in Virunga and another 340 live in Bwindi national park in Uganda. Gorillas are often killed for meat and their young are

New Law to Boost Tourism in Uganda Africa  -  Jul 26, 2007
Fly South Aviation News (subscription),Gorillas in Bwindi National Park are a leading tourist attraction It seeks to remove the legal and institutional bottlenecks to the development of the

Uganda: Oil Drilling Spells Disaster  -  Aug 13, 2007
AllAfrica.com,He stated that the Albertine rift valley is regarded as one of the most ecologically sensitive areas with two parks - Bwindi and Rwenzori national parks

Uganda: We Must Sell Uganda's Potential Beyond CHOGM  -  Aug 7, 2007
AllAfrica.com,Uganda's giftings by nature, the rare mountain gorillas (and don't say that is a tired spectacle like I hear some ignorant people say), Bwindi is a world

Post-traumatic stress linked to violence  -  Aug 3, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Wildlife officials say the number of mountain gorillas in Uganda has increased by six percent since 2002. Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National .

Killings of mountain gorillas in Congo prompt UN probe  -  Jul 27, 2007
CNN International..."Just two months ago, we celebrated the increase of the gorilla population in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda," said Kwame Koranteng,

Uganda: When Enterprenuership Takes On a New Angle  -  Jul 23, 2007
AllAfrica.com,...they were evicted recently, had lived in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest for over 100 years but had not benefited much from the lucrative gorilla tracking.

Security tightened in Kanungu after raid  -  Aug 10, 2007
New Vision,The border town, which was raided by suspected Interahamwe, Rwandan militias responsible for the 1994 genocide, is within Bwindi Impenetrable Park,

700 endangered and threatened mountain gorillas in the Democratic ...  -  Aug 10, 2007
Student Operated Press,...including mountain gorilla projects in the Virunga-Bwindi Forest Ecosystem of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and Rwanda.

Attackers from DRC are Rwandese Interahamwe  -  Aug 10, 2007
Afrique en ligne,In 1999, a group believed to be part of the Rwandan Interahamwe remnants killed eight European tourists in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.

Congo gunmen raid Kanungu  -  Aug 9, 2007
New Vision,In 1999, eight tourists were killed in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest by suspected Interahamwe, the militias responsible for the Rwanda genocide in 1994.

UN calls for DRC gorillas to be protected  -  Aug 2, 2007
BuaNews Online (press release),Only about 600 of these magnificent animals are left in the wild, about 320 in the Virunga Mountains and another 300 in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Endangered mountain gorillas killed in Congo; population at risk  -  Jul 26, 2007
WWF International,...“Just two months ago, we celebrated the increase of the gorilla population in neighbouring Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park,� said Dr Kwame



Culture: Uganda's new tourism frontier  Nov 20, 2006
The equator is a tourist attraction located on the way to Uganda’s biggest tourism destinations, like Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Rukungiri District ... - East African,

African conservation group gets satellite office at Colgate  Nov 7, 2006
...used geographic information systems software to identify the spatial relationships between human disease and gorilla groups in the Bwindi, Uganda, Impenetrable ... - Colgate University News & Events,

Uganda: Exploring Uganda's Rift Valley  Nov 16, 2006
...tourism in the Albertine Rift Valley than launch trips and game drives at Queen Elizabeth National Park, Murchison Falls and gorilla tracking in Bwindi Forest ... - AllAfrica.com,

Uganda: SCOUL Can Look Elsewhere for Sugarcane Plantation!  Oct 27, 2006
Degazetting Mabira could set Budongo, Maramagambo, Kibale, or Bwindi impenetrable forests as the next target to investors who want land on the cheap! ... - AllAfrica.com,

Gorilla breakthrough: Against all odds  Oct 27, 2006
The mountainous variety, who now live in two isolated communities (one in the Virunga volcanoes and one in Uganda's Bwindi National Forest) live at 10,000ft or ... - Independent,

Why no nation develops on World Bank loans  Nov 4, 2006
...will quickly turn to the grant to set up nice digs, pay expatriate salaries, buy big fuel-guzzling four-wheelers and make frequent trips to Bwindi Forests to ... - Daily Nation (subscription), [an error occurred while processing this directive]


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