Uganda

A census of the gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park conducted in 2011 confirms a minimum population of 400 gorillas, raising the world population of mountain gorillas to...

The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) is listed as Critically Endangered (C1) by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). As of Spring 2010, the...

Human–wildlife conflict is a major conservation and management issue wherever people and wildlife coexist. It can take many forms, including the destruction of crops and property,...

In September/October 2011 another census will be conducted for the Bwindi gorillas. These censuses are done every 5 years. The last census in 2006 resulted in 302 recorded...

The Sarambwe Reserve Integrated Management Support Project ran from 2009 to early 2011. The project was funded by IUCN France and B&RD and implemented by the Congolese NGO...

The analysis of the census conducted in March and April 2010 indicates that there were a total of 480 mountain gorillas, Gorilla beringei beringei, in 36 groups...

Conservation of the Sarambwe Reserve has faced many difficulties for many years: security problems, invasions of foreign nationals, and a lack of funds, equipment and...

Five protected areas within the Virunga landscape are of great value, both from a conservation and tourism perspective. These areas are the Virunga National Park...

The project "Mountains of the Moon" was founded in the middle of 2008, with the aim of contributing to the protection of species through the production...

Fifty years ago, in 1959, George Schaller left New York for Africa to begin a study of mountain gorillas that would have lasting impact. His year of fieldwork in...