Mubare Gorilla Group Receives Another New Baby Gorilla (Baby Born Gorilla)

Today on 7th November 2019, the Uganda wildlife authority (UWA) announced the birth of another baby gorilla in the Mubare family within a period of 3 weeks. It is said that the mother, Karungi and the baby are in good health. However; the sex/gender of the baby is not yet established. Therefore we are so happy to receive such amazing news for people and the country at large.

MUBARE GORILLA GROUP

For those who don’t know about the Mubare family, it is the first habituated gorilla group in Uganda in the year 1993. Mubare is found in the Buhoma sector in the northern part of Bwindi impenetrable national park. The group was named after the gorgeous Mubare hills where it was first seen and it consisted of 18 gorilla members which later reduced to 5 members due to some of them moving in different groups and others lost their lives because of constant fights. These fights lead to the death of a baby gorilla in 2009. Besides all of those scuffles, gorilla trekking is much adorable in this group.

The group was under the leadership of the late Ruhondeza (silverback) who died in 2013 killed by a black back known as the “Kanyonyi” in the family. It later took the responsibility of being a leader and it expanded the family from 5 members to 9 members as of now. Below are the members of the Mubare group when they were still 5 in number;

• Kanyonyi in –the black back
• Kashundwe- the adult female
• Muyambi- the sub-adult female
• Malaika- the sub-adult female
• Kashundwe baby-the infant

Besides Mubare gorilla family, Buhoma sector also consists of 3 other gorilla groups which include;

• Rushegura gorilla family
• Katwe gorilla family
• Habinyanja gorilla family

For gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda, Buhoma region in Bwindi impenetrable national park is the most preferred by the tourists because it is well accessed from Kampala, the capital of Uganda. Buhoma is not only the ideal place for gorilla trekking, but It also offers other activities such as birding, nature walks and cultural encounter among others.

For activities such as the game drive, Buhoma is strategically located south of the Ishasha sector Queen Elizabeth National park popular for tree-climbing lions. From here, game drives are more favored than anywhere else you can track gorillas.

HOW TO TREK THE MUBARE GORILLA GROUP

Well, for anyone wishing to meet the intriguing Mubare gorilla group, he/she must have a gorilla permit reserved for the Buhoma sector in order to make your gorilla trekking safari remarkable without being interrupted.