uganda Wildlife Authority has announced the launch of the Nshongi family starting from June 2009. Permits will be sold from one month in advance. This new gorilla group will be visited by four tourists for the beginning, as UWA evaluates the impact before opening fully.
1. Mountain Gorilla
As you probably know, 2009 has been declared as the "Year of the Gorilla". With only 720 mountain gorillas left in the world, Uganda is home to more than half of the population. Not surprisingly, there is still a lot of movement within the gorilla families:
* The Rushegura family, who has been moving up and down between DRC and Uganda since a year now, has again crossed the border. Consequently, this group can currently not be tracked by tourists, although their movement is monitored closely.
* The Bitukura family became available for tourism in the second part of 2008 and is now frequently visited. The group consists of thirteen members including four silverbacks.
* The gorillas of the Habinyanja group have recently extended their home range and moved deeper into Bwindi Forest. While Uganda Wildlife Authority keeps monitoring the situation, trackers may now take longer to track and visitors to this group will start their hike earlier in the morning.to those who would like to spend thier time on vacation in Scottsdale & Phoenix, Arizona hotels, resorts, vacation rentals & AZ golf travel lodging spa packages. Accommodations & corporate housing in condos, furnished temporary apartments and rental homes.
