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community involvement

BWINDI COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

BWINDI COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

The Bwindi Community Hospital is situated about two kilometers from the entrance of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and provides health care to the local population, UWA staff, tourists and staff who work for the tour camps and lodges near the park. Before this hospital began operations, the UWA staff had to walk eighteen kilometers to the nearest district clinic for basic health services.

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conservation efforts

BENEFITS OF GORILLA TOURISM

BENEFITS OF GORILLA TOURISM

The little more than 700 mountain gorillas inhabiting planet Earth live in the forests of Bwindi and the Virungas which are small islands of forest, surrounded by some of the highest rural population densities in Africa. The success of mountain gorilla conservation is largely dependent on a symbiotic relationship between the mountain gorillas and the communities living in the periphery of these forests.

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ranger of the month

CORPORAL DAVID AGENYA

CORPORAL DAVID AGENYA

David was born in 1979, in Eastern Uganda and holds a diploma in Tourist Management. He joined UWA in 2004 having worked with Uganda Telcom as a sales executive and a customer care officer. These skills have greatly helped him in his duties when guiding tourists in mountain gorilla trekking.

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WANDERLUST MAGAZINE ((UK) AWARDS FRIEND A GORILLA

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GORILLA MAN HONOURED FOR HIS WORK WITH THE GENTLE GIANTS

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12.6

MOUNTAIN GORILLA POPULATION INCREASES BY ONE

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Meet Mishaya

Mishaya

In addition to his long cheekbones he also has a scar on his left cheek. Mishaya has a peaceful disposition. Unlike Nshongi, he wasn’t keen to charge at trackers during habituation, adopting a more wait-and-see approach. He caught on quickly to the f......more

bwindi in the news

USA TODAY - Recognizes Uganda's Gorillas KAMPALA, Uganda — Facebook has long been the place to keep up with your favorite party animals, but soon it'll help you keep up with real ones, too: Africa's endangered mountain gorillas.

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