Kwita Izina 2015

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Kwita Izina 2015

Kwita Izina, the annual gorilla naming ceremony in Rwanda, took place on the 5th of September 2015. This year’s ceremony was the largest since its inception, with over 30,000 people attending! Even better news is that this year’s ceremony saw the highest number of newborn baby mountain gorillas welcomed into the Parc National des Volcans. […]

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Did you know that mountain gorillas have taste in music?

Gahinga Gorilla

An interesting study recently conducted at Buffalo Zoo, New York, has discovered that gorillas have individual responses to different kinds of music, much like humans! Researchers observed three Western lowland gorillas – Koga, Sydney and Lilly – listening to various different sounds, including sounds of the rainforest (natural), Chopin (Classical), or Muse (rock). All of […]

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Into the Virungas – the book

Hills from Air

“Into the Virungas” is an inspiring conversation between Volcanoes Safaris founder and passionate conservationist, Praveen Moman, and Sophy Roberts, a leading travel writer. It is illustrated by a spectacular collection of photographs by Michael Turek. The photo essay describes the humble beginnings of Volcanoes Safaris‘ work around the Virunga Volcanoes in Uganda and Rwanda when there was still conflict in the area. It […]

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