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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

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