Habituated Mountain Gorilla Groups

Claude Sikubwabo compiled these numbers for us.

Rwanda - tourist groups
  Feb. 2008 May 2008 Sept. 2008 Feb. 2009 May 2009 Aug. 2009 Dec. 2009
Suza 38 39 40 40 40 41 28
Suza B             15
Amahoro 17 17 18 16 16 17 16
Umubano 9 9 9 9 10 11 11
Hirwa 12 12 18 13 12 11 12
Sabinyo 8 9 8 9 9 9 10
Group 13 23 21 25 24 24 26 22
Kwitonda 16 17 17 17 16 18 19

Rwanda - research groups
  Feb. 2008 May 2008 Sept. 2008 Feb. 2009 May 2009 Aug. 2009 Dec. 2009
Pablo 43 43 43 43 45 45 47
Shinda 26 29 29 28      
Isabukuru 5 7 7 7 9 10 10
Titus 10 9 10 10 7 7 6
Kuryama 12 13 14 14 15 15 15
Bwenge 9 10 11 11 10 10 11
Inshuti     4 4 6 6 6
Intambara         10 10 11
Ugenda         19 19 12
Urugamba             6

Uganda, Mgahinga    
  Feb. 2008 May 2008 Sept. 2008 Feb. 2009
Nyakagezi* 7 7 8 8
*The group travels between Uganda, Rwanda and Congo
 
Congo, Virunga National Park, Mikeno Sector
  Feb. 2008 May 2008 Aug. 2008 Feb. 2009 May 2009 April 2010
Mapuwa 12 ? 12 14 14 14
Kabirizi 32 ? 31 33 34 36
Munyaga 5 ? 5 5 5 6
Humba 9 ? 9 10 12 12
Lulengo 5 ? 4 7 6 6
Rugendo 5 ? 5 9 9 6
Solitary silverback males: Ruzirabwoba, Karateka, Mareru, Pilipili, Buhanga, Bukima
 
Bwindi, Uganda          
  Feb. 2008 May 2008 Sept. 2008 Feb. 2009 May 2009 Aug. 2009 Dec. 2009
M (Mubare) 10 9 9 9 6 5 5
H (Habinyanja) 23 23 26 27 23 18 18
new group (part of H)           4  
R (Rushegura) 15 15 15 18 18 18 19
Nkuringo 18 18 18 20 20 19 20
Bitukura 15   13 13 13 12 12
Shongi 28   28 30 34 34 34
Research group:
Kyagurilo       17 16 16  

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