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This mountain gorilla family was named Bitukura after a river that bears the same name. As it happens the family was first sighted in near the river which also turned out to be part of its homing range. Habituation of this group begun in July 2007 and the group was opened for tourism in October 2008. This was a relatively easy group to habituate as it had often been encountered by UWA rangers and trackers in their encounters with the Kyaguriro group and this non-threatening human contact made i...

 

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7.19

A NEW BABY BOY IS BORN UNTO MUBARE GROUP

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7.26

POST-MORTEM REPORT ON DEATH OF NSHOGI ADULT FEMALE GORILLA IS OUT

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6.24

BWINDI GORILLA NATIONAL PARK TO GET HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY

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6.29

DRAMMA UNFOLDS IN BITUKURA GROUP AS A BLACKBACK DARES SILVERBACKS

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7.5

MEET THE THRILLING RUSHEGURA GORILLA FAMILY INDIVIDUALS

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7.13

MGAHINGA'S NYAKAGEZI GROUP OFFERS A MEMORABLE TREKKING EXPERIENCE

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