According to James Deutsch Wildlife Conservation Society Director for Africa Program said “Protecting this gorilla population and guaranteeing its future absolutely requires protecting the gorillas in the logging concession as well as in the park
Gorilla census in the region was made, and 600 six hundred Gorillas were found in Deng Deng National Park.  the researchers counted ape nests along line transects. Part of that effort involves analyzing dung samples in the nests.
Deng Deng National Park was created in 2010 in order to protect the Gorillas from deadly Ebola epidemic. Deng Deng National Park has rare haven for gorillas and other animals to thrive. Chimpanzees, elephants, buffaloes and a reddish-brown antelope known as the bongo also occur in this protected area.
The conclusion of Roger Fotso, director WCS’s Cameroon Program, is “For a small area, this is an extremely important site for gorilla conservation. It is also important because this is the northern-most population of western lowland gorillas, and because it is accessible to the capital Yaoundé and so a possible future site for tourism.”
The WCS credits the Cameroon Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife and the French Development Agency for their work over the past three years to help protect gorillas. posted Gorilla Trekking

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3 Days Bwindi gorilla Uganda safari.

Day 1: Kampala / Bwindi mountain gorilla trip
Depart Kampala for your gorilla safari with a stop over at the Equator, a famous spot for photography. Proceed to Bwindi gorilla park , while on the way you will see  the long horned Ankole cattle grazing on the road side and take pictures.  Lunch enroute in Mbarara. Dinner and overnight at Bwindi Gorilla Resort or Buhoma Community (FB).

Day 2:  Gorilla safari Adventure
After a heavy   breakfast you will set off for your briefing from the guides for your gorilla experience, Go gorilla tracking holiday in the forest sanctuary of Bwindi . The tour begins at 8.00am. You are advised to carry packed lunch, enough bottled drinking water and walking sticks will be given to you before walking to the forest.  An encounter with an earth shaking remaining gorillas in the park for photos and talk to them for some time. After tracking you will drive to Kabale for an overnight stay at Arcadia cottages or Bushara Island camp (B).

Day 3: Kabale / Kampala
After breakfast, return to Kampala at leisure Lunch enroute.

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Ishasha Wilderness camp is situated inside the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park on the Ntungwe River and is an idyllic retreat for people who truly enjoy the wilderness.

These monkeys are a bit shy and therefore it’s not easy to observe what they do when you come close to them.

However, at Ishasha, they have got used to the visitors so much so that you can be a few meters away from them and they still gaze at you.

Despite this docile attitude, the white colobus monkey has many predators and in many parts of Uganda, they are hunted for their beautiful skin which is used for decorations for traditional warriors, dancers and other royal regalia.

The black-and-white colobus monkeys are almost everywhere in Uganda where there is a forest. The word colobus comes from a Greek word kolobos which means maimed; it is called colobus therefore because its thumb is a stump.

They are very beautiful animals with black bodies and white capes of hair on their backs and sides and long black tails with a white end. It is this striking beauty that has made them hunted animals throughout human history.

The nice looking creatures survive on eating leaves, fruits, flowers and twigs. Their haven is mainly riverine forest and woody grasslands and because of their unique digestive system, they are able to occupy areas that are quite inaccessible to other animals.

Mzee Byandusya James of Kanungu, says ‘Engyeyo’ for that is their local name, are colonialist-like creatures which love to stay together in groups of between 8 – 10 individuals with a single male and a number of females with their offsprings. The young ones of the colobuses are completely white.

Byandusya adds that there are cases where the young one in each group is loved and cared for by all the members of the group, a virtue, he says is disappearing in the current generation of Ugandans. He says that the most spectacular thing about them is their high jumping skills and the attractive view of their tails streaming behind.

Colobuses are constantly threatened by many different enemies through hunting for bush meat trade, cutting down of forests and general destruction of their habitats.

Tara R. Harris, PHD, who stayed in Ishasha for some time while studying the behavior of these creatures says: ‘They have been used in numerous East African cultures for warriors and weapons: the beautiful pelts were formerly worn at the feudal courts in Mengo and Busoga’

In Ankole Kingdom in South Western Uganda Engyeyo, were also seen as beautiful animals and were killed for their beautiful skins.

In Uganda, the black and white colobus monkeys are the most common and widely spread forest monkeys although they are difficult to find because of their shy nature, there are some areas where they are used to people and often jump down to the ground.

Another place where you can come close to these beautiful creatures is Lake Nkuruba Community and Nature reserve in Kabarole. It is  located on the only Crater Lake remaining unspoilt by the widespread deforestation in Uganda.  You can get there by a taxi  from Mpanga Market at a small fee. By car it is 17km on Kibale Road from Fort Portal town. There is a fork left to Kibale forest (25km) and right for Nkuruba which is only 8km. Nkuruba is a good campsite with bandas and the Crater Lake is bilharzia free.

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Richard Matanda The park warden  say that “ residents settling  near  cut down tree for fire wood and timber,   hunt animals for game meat now they  have started farming at settlement  in park area which has scared animals and bird species thus running a way.The place has been known as a birdwatcher’s paradise attracting many tourists interested in birding watching safaris as well as Wildlife and game viewing tours in Mt Elgon.

The Uganda tourism warden  Ms Gertrude Namakula say that if human Encroachment continues without  any measures take to stop the bad practices by the local community the entire park may be affected in general there will be no Visitor taking safaris in Mt Elgon.

One of the Zebras in the National Park

According to a report by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), The zebras in Uganda has been increased and it estimated to be around 11,814. It has tripled the numbers that were encountered a decade ago

Uganda Wildlife especially Zebras  No was estimated at 2,8oo In year of  2003. Their population was 3,200 in 1995 and in 1982; the population was 5,500 and 10,000 in the 1960s.

Dr. Adrew Seguya  the acting executive director of Uganda Wildlife Authority UWA addressing the media center in capital city Kampala that “The estimated numbers of zebra have outgrown the population of the 1960s,”. adding that today’s population is bigger than the number of zebras in the 1960s. He has also added  that, “UWA is to fence off protected areas to prevent wild animal losses.”

The Chief Conservation Area, Charles Tumwesigye, Manager attributed the increase to the lack of predation for zebras in Lake Mburo National Park because the lion population had become extinct in the park until recently. This was stated In a separate interview

Uganda Wildlife Authority says that the level of predation is still low despite the fact that three lions came to the park about five years ago.  On the other hand, poachers do not target zebras and that the most targeted species were buffaloes and hippos.

Apart from zebras, UWA’s report cited elephants as one of the species whose population is doing well with a population of 4,393 from 2,400 in year 2003.

Uganda’s largest National Parks, Murchison national Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, and Kidepo National Park, are to work in together to practice conservation in order to recover game.  Said Tumwine.  The conservationists however pointed out that conversion of wildlife habitats into farmland is one of the factors that has led to decline.

Climate change, Seguya pointed out is another factor that could be affecting the population of Uganda kobs that has dropped significantly in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

In Queen Elizabeth the No of The lion has declined by 50% in to invasion by Basongora herdsmen and poisoning of cattle by fishermen in the fishing villages who now survive by keeping cattle in parts of the park. He said the Basongora vacated the park, but the herdsmen from the fishing villages were poisoning the predators such as lions.

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It is now 18 years since the 1994 genocide took place and the country was commemorating. While at the solemn ceremony in remembrance of   the 1994 genocide the President of Rwanda Kagame pointed out at the issue regarding  double standards exercised by the so called free nations.
The Unterahamwe militias attacked Mayhem on Kigali Using Guns, machetes, Clubs, Sexual Violence, and so many people are said to have lost their lives.
“ It said that those who killed innocent people are walking freely in the so called free world, As the Rwanda government remembers  those who lost their lives, Nothing has been done to charge and arrest them and when it happens it’s a token of pretense meant to blind us and they are released within no  time ,” said the President of Rwanda Kagame to  thousands of Rwandans who  assembled at Amahoro Stadium in Kigali on Saturday afternoon to commemorate the 1994 Rwanda  genocide.

The free Nations have not valved African lives because even when there are terr suspected in their nations the whole world will be informed  and  all the media centres will have to  publicise the act for public viewing with suspects brought to justice at the same  time.
The 1994 Rwanda genocide occurred between April and June with over 800,000 Rwandans killed in the space of 100 days the biggest number that lost lives were the Tutsis with the Hutu causing violence after the death of the Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, a Hutu, after the clash of his plane on 6th April 1994 above Kigali airport.
The death of the president was by no means the only cause of Africa’s largest genocide in modern times and  genocide memorial have been built in  Kigali as a remembrance of those while lost their lives so while on a safari in Rwanda one may opt to take a  Kigali  city tour memorial centres and  most of Rwanda safari packages have been designed with tours combining   gorilla tracking in Rwanda and Kigali city tours.

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While at the Mahogany Springs lodge, you will realize the uniqueness of the design of the rooms with quality standards with beautiful in-suite bathrooms and huge terraces offering panoramic views of Bwindi Impenetrable gorilla tracking forest as well as the neighboring surroundings.

Gorilla haven
The lodge is referred to  as a heaven of gorillas since its location is a stone throw a way from the gorilla   meeting point. If you are lucky you may even see the gorillas at the lodge in search for the of the Banana plants and other delights down by the river.

There are about seven gorilla tracking families in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park which was officially opened in 1993 for tourism, comprises of six members and one silverback.  Among these gorilla tracking groups include Reshegura , Kyaguriro group has 17 members, Orizogo gorilla family , Habinyanja group, Nshongi with 36 members, Bitukura group with 13 members then Nkuringo in southern Bwindi in Kisoro.
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