What is Gorilla Habituation?
Ever wondered how a fully wild mountain gorilla can sit calmly as humans observe it from just seven metres away, without bars, guides, or fences in between? This level of tolerance/familiarity between human beings and what would be considered a dangerous and untamed wild animal is earned, step by step, through a long process known […]
Mountain Gorilla Documentaries: Films About Rwanda’s Great Apes
Rwanda’s mountain gorillas have long captured global scientific and conservation interest. In the past four decades, film and documentary media have shaped public perception of these great apes more than any other medium. Much of this awareness began in the late 1970s, following increased international attention on Dian Fossey’s pioneering research in the Virunga Massif. […]
Dian Fossey and Her Contribution to Gorilla Conservation
In the annals of modern conservation, a few names continue to shape global thinking. Dian Fossey is one of them. Her work with mountain gorillas in Rwanda fundamentally altered the course of great ape protection in central Africa. She arrived in the Virunga Mountains in 1967, at a time when poaching, civil instability, and indifference […]
Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda: What You Need to Know
Gorilla trekking is a regulated wildlife activity that allows small groups to locate and observe mountain gorillas within designated forest zones in Rwanda, Uganda and the DRC. The practice involves guided access to habituated gorilla groups, typically on foot, through montane or bamboo-rich forests that serve as permanent habitat for the species Gorilla beringei beringei. […]