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For Africa’s great apes, a post-pandemic future looks beyond tourism by Heather Richardson on 9 June 2021 From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, primatologists assumed great apes would be susceptible to the virus and took measures to avoid transmission to captive and wild populations. Precautionary measures like closing parks and sanctuaries to visitors have so far prevented an outbreak in wild apes, but have had a massive impact on the ability of conservation groups and government agencies to fund themselves via tourism. A year into the pandemic, the revenue shortfall is prompting a...

A study published today in Scientific Reports suggests that new health challenges may be emerging as a result of conservationists’ success in pulling mountain gorillas back from the brink of extinction. The study, the first species-wide survey of parasite infections across the entire range of the mountain gorilla, was conducted by an international science team led by the Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences; University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Czech Republic; Gorilla Doctors; and the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. The work was conducted in collaboration with the prot...

Here is why you should go gorilla trekking now 2 hours ago Prospective travelers are planning trips to Uganda, the best destination to encounter the thrilling mountain gorillas in the wild. Rare mountain gorillas are found in two separate destinations – Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda and the Virunga Mountains also in Uganda as well as Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The chance to see mountain gorillas is close to 98 percent in any of the two gorilla national parks. Watching the great apes in their natural habitat tops many travelers’ aspirations. When Bwindi Impenetrab...

Observing great apes tops many aspirational bucket lists, but how have our closest relatives been coping with Covid? Sarah Marshall finds out.

Trekking mountain gorillas in Rwanda – is this the ultimate wildlife adventure? Observing great apes tops many aspirational bucket lists, but how have our closest relatives been coping with Covid? Sarah Marshall finds out. Mountain gorillas are one of our closest relatives, and spending time with them can be like reading a lost chapter in our history of evolution. An hour in their company is one of the world’s greatest wildlife experiences, and it’s likely to be top of many bucket lists once travel to Rwanda fully resumes – even if permits are pricey (USD$1,500) and hotels sit...