Volcano National Park

Parc National des Volcans (© Angela Meder)

Country:
Rwanda

Conservation status:
National Park,
part of Virunga Conservation Area

Area:
120 km²

Height:
Karisimbi: 4507 m,
Visoke: 3711 m,
Mgahinga: 3474 m,
Muhavura: 4127 m,
Sabinyo 3637 m

Gorillas:
Virunga Conservation Area:
c. 480 mountain gorillas

Gorilla tourism:
not possible

Rwanda, Volcano National Park -
tourist groups

	Feb. 2008	Sep. 2008	Feb. 2009	May 2009	Aug. 2009	Dec. 2009	May 2011	Jan. 2014
Suza A	38	40	40	40	41	28	30	28
Karisimbi (Suza B)						15	16	15
Amahoro	17	18	16	16	17	16	18	17
Umubano	9	9	9	10	11	11	12	11
Hirwa	12	18	13	12	11	12	16	9
Sabinyo	8	8	9	9	9	10	12	8
Gruppe 13 (Agashya)	23	25	24	24	26	22	25	25
Kwitonda	16	17	17	16	18	19	21	18

Rwanda, Volcano National Park -
research groups

	Feb. 2008	Sep. 2008	Feb. 2009	May 2009	Dec. 2009	May 2011	Nov. 2012	Jan. 2014
Pablo	43	43	43	45	47	47	43	7
Shinda	26	29	28
Isabukuru	5	7	7	9	10	11	11	16
Titus	10	10	10	7	6	7	9	?
Kuryama	12	14	14	15	15	15	14	?
Bwenge	9	11	11	10	11	11	9	11
Inshuti		4	4	6	6	7	?	?
Ntambara				10	11	11	12	17
Ugenda				19	12	14	9	11
Urugamba					6	5	?

Two Silverbacks Die in Rwanda

December 2014

The 21-year-old silverback male Umushikirano (Rano), leader of Titus group in Volcanoes National Park, was found dead on July 28, 2014 by trackers....[details]

The Work of Art of Conservation

November 2013

Singing Amahoro (peace) at Rushubi School in Musanze, Rwanda (© Art of Conservation)

Art of Conservation (AoC) is pleased to celebrate our first 7 years of successful creative learning and community development programs about...[details]

The 2011 Kwita Izina

January 2012

Performance at the Kwita Izina (© Gabriele Müller-Jensen)

Rwanda demonstrates how much the country values its few remaining mountain gorillas. Every year, Kwita Izina is celebrated in June. All mountain...[details]

Human Metapneumovirus Infection

July 2011

Mararo grooming her sick son Impundu (© Magdalena Braum)

The genetic relatedness of mountain gorillas and humans has led to concerns about interspecies transmission of infectious agents. Human-to-gorilla...[details]

Changing Ecological Conditions

December 2010

Cyril Grüter on top of a Virunga Volcano (© Cyril Grüter)

The mountain gorillas of the Virunga Volcano Massif have been the subject of intense research and conservation efforts by the Karisoke Research...[details]

Employee Health in Kahuzi-Biega

June 2010

A ranger has his EHP health check (© MGVP)

Historically, the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project (MGVP), in collaboration with host country national wildlife, natural resource and/or tourism...[details]

Rapid Decline in the Largest Group of Mountain Gorillas

December 2008

Interaction between the Pablo group and Beetsme’s group (© Veronica Vecellio, DFGFI)

Pablo's group is the largest habituated group of mountain gorillas in the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, or anywhere in the world. The group was...[details]

Training of HuGo Members

October 2008

In the villages close to the gorilla national parks in Uganda and Rwanda, HuGo (Human-Gorilla Conflict Intervention) teams are working to improve the...[details]

Sweaters for Rangers

January 2008

Rangers of the Kahuzi-Biega National Park with new sweaters (© Carlos Schuler)

The rangers of the Kahuzi-Biega National Park, of the Mikeno Sector in the Virunga National Park and of the Volcano National Park received green...[details]