Rwanda Gorilla Safari, Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda, Prices and Cost
Gorilla Safari Tours
It is often difficult to describe the feeling you get when you encounter the giant apes called Mountain gorillas for the first time. It is an emotional feeling that gives you thrills and an adrenaline rush!
Africa is blessed to be a home to more than 500,000 gorillas that can be classified into the western lowland gorillas, mountain gorillas and the eastern lowland gorillas. Many of these gorillas live in the forested landscape of Central Africa and weigh approximately 250kg for a fully grown adult.
Africa’s largest population of gorillas is the western lowland gorillas that live in the Congo River basin however; the mountain gorillas are more prominent on gorilla safaris in Africa.
Mountain Gorilla Safari
Nearly 600 mountain gorillas live in the lush forested slopes of central Africa’s mountains making Africa home to the last surviving mountain gorillas in the world. Due to extensive poaching and deforestation of the different gorilla habitats in Africa, the mountain gorillas have been classified as a critically endangered species that could soon be wiped out on the face of the earth.
It was not until 1902 that the mountain gorillas became known to European and the world through several studies of naturalists like George Schaller who studied their behavior for 20 years until 1959 and Dian Fossey during 1960-1970. ‘Gorillas in the Mist’, a diary and best selling book by Dian Fossey further introduced the giant apes to the world. A film in the same name was released in the1980’s based on her works in Congo’s rain forests.
Today, Gorilla conservation efforts are enormous thanks to the growing tourist potential on Gorilla safaris in Africa. There are many awareness campaigns and international funding for mountain gorilla conservation which reflects in the raising numbers of gorillas. This implies that the next generation can be proud to find these primates safe in their natural habitat!
Mountain gorillas are found in the mountain ranges on the border of Uganda, DR Congo and Rwanda. Although it is a small area, these giant primates have been able to survive in the thick rainforest of this region for decades and are carefully adapted to this cold weather. The mountain gorillas have a longer and thick coat of fur that the lowland gorillas do not have. There are mainly vegetarian and feed on leaves, wild fruits, stems, vines and some insects like ants from which they get protein nutrients.
The mountain gorillas live in groups, preferably called families of up to 20 members although some have roughly 6-50 members. An adult male often leads the family and is identified by a coat of silver fur that grows on its back at the age of 15. Although the families of gorillas are headed by one sexually mature silverback, the group can have more than one silverback male, 3 females and a pack of juveniles and infants. The female gorillas are identified by the less pronounced crests on their heads. They are often loyal to the dominant male in the group they live in and only give birth to only its offspring.
The gorilla families are diurnal and their trail is 1km everyday. They are ever on the move in search of food and this helps preserve their habitat and protect the family against possible threats like poaching by humans and potential predators like leopards that attack the infants and juveniles.
Nevertheless, mountains gorillas are only endangered by increasing human activity like poaching. Poachers are often paid off well for souvenirs of gorilla heads and hands!
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Welcome to the online travel guide to Rwanda! The Land of a thousand hills in increasingly becoming a preferred safari destination in Africa. The mountain gorillas in Rwanda, contribute greatly to its tourism.
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