Gorilla Trekking, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
June 2023
In 2018, the threat status for mountain gorillas was downgraded from ‘Critically Endangered’ to ‘Endangered’ in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species owing to a recorded increase in their population. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest's latest census (2018) recorded 459 gorillas. This is an increase from 400 at the previous census.
Communities surrounding Bwindi Impenetrable Forest are benefiting from the increased tourism brought by the gorilla through cultural exchanges and agricultural activities such as family-owned and commercial tea plantations. Tourists with permits are allowed to trek in the Forest and spend one hour with habituated gorilla families.
Second Silverback Gorilla of the Katwe Family. It's extremely rare to have two Silverback Gorillas in one troop.
Baby siblings of the Katwe Family
Lone baby gorilla
Playful baby gorilla
One of the mother gorillas of Katwe Family
Mother seeks quiet moment
Family owned tea plantation near the Buhoma section of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Commercial Tea Plantation near Buhoma section of Bwindi Forest
Ngoni Safaris is a great companion for Gorilla Trekking in Uganda and Rwanda
Local women from Bwindi community who are part of the Ride For A Women, a Charitable organization