BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK

A VIDEO OF A MAN TOUCHED BY MOUNTAIN GORILLAS IN THE UGANDAN WILD

A 2006 census of the mountain gorilla population in the park showed that its numbers had increased from 320 individuals in 2002 to 340 individuals in 2006.Currently estimated at 786 gorilla. Disease and habitat loss are the greatest threat to the gorillas. Uganda gorilla trails is the main activity in the park and looking deep into the expressive brown eyes of these gentle giants is surely the most exciting and touching wildlife encounter that Africa has to offer. There are basically four major gorilla groups with in the park that are tracked on the daily basis and these include the following.

The Mubare group with 16 gorillas and 1 silverback, The Habinyanja group which has about 23 gorillas with 2silver backs, The Rushegura group with 9 gorillas and 1 silver back. The latest of all the gorilla groups in is the Nkuringo group which has about 20 gorillas and 2silver backs. Gorilla trails allows only limited number of tourists to trail the different groups of the gorillas per day and that is 8 people per group are allowed to track the gorillas.But we should not let it distract from Bwindi's broader biodiversity, a result of its immense olden days and an altitude span from 1,160 to 2,607m. The national park has 90 mammal species, including 11 primates, of which the black-and-white colobus, with its lovely flowing white tail, is prominent. The forest birding ranks with the best in Uganda, with 23 highly localized Albertine Rift endemics present.