Gorilla Gram News Today

In August 2023, the heart of Africa, Uganda, unveiled a groundbreaking initiative to safeguard one of its most endangered wildlife species on the African continent—the mountain gorillas. The "My Gorilla Family" app emerged as a technological initiative designed to harness the power of digital connectivity in the service of wildlife conservation. Developed by two Ugandan conservation enterprises, RoundBob, and the Naturalist, the app stands as a nemesis to Rwanda's Gorilla Gram.

In the early 1990s, the Rwanda genocide was another punch in the gut that saw the efforts of gorilla conservation undermined. With the continuous negative public relations highlighting the unrest in the region, gorilla tourism and conservation continued to be undermined.

CENTRAL POINT — If you see a gorilla wearing a heart-covered headband and dancing a jig with an armful of roses, don’t call for help from Fish & Wildlife and don’t be alarmed. Groovy the Gorilla ...