Gorilla Trekking In Uganda – A Traveller’s Guide
Gorilla Trekking in Uganda is a big thing to Africa Safari travellers and the reasons why are so hard to find – the last of the mountain gorillas are found right there and the trip offers more than just gorillas. Approximately 1000 mountain gorillas live in the jungle forests that are shared between Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). After decades of decline due to poachers, civil war and diminishing forests, and due to governments’ keen interest, mountain gorilla populations have been picking up in the last couple of years. In some respects, the growth of gorilla tourism may have helped protect these animals as the government receives funding for conservation and sees the economic benefit of protecting the animals and the forest parks that serve as these creatures’ homes. Today, more than half of the world’s mountain gorilla population call the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park their home. Of these, 12 gorillas families (each family usually con...