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Tourists could be spreading the virus causing COVID-19 to wild mountain gorillas by taking selfies with the animals without following precautions. Researchers from Oxford Brookes University examined nearly 1,000 Instagram posts and found most gorilla trekking tourists were close enough to the animals, without face masks on, to make transmission of viruses and diseases possible. Image/Andrew Walmsley Examining the photos from people visiting mountain gorillas in East Africa, lead author and Oxford Brookes University Primate Conservation alumnus Gaspard Van Hamme said: “The risk of disease tr...

Selfie-taking tourists could be spreading Covid-19 to gorillas CNN 2/18/2021 © Andrew Walmsley An adult mountain gorilla pictured in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. Tourists who take selfies with wild mountain gorillas could put the primates at risk of developing Covid-19, according to new research. Scientists from Oxford Brookes University, England, looked at hundreds of Instagram posts from people visiting the animals in East Africa and found most tourists were close enough to gorillas to spread viruses and diseases, according to a press release from the university on Tuesday. "The ri...

Geoffrey Kent: A Luxury Safari Pioneer The cofounder of Abercrombie & Kent, the high-end travel company, has himself visited more than 150 countries, often via private jet. February 2021 Geoffrey Kent, cochairman of the internationally known luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent, has visited 158 countries and logged 18 million miles. He is usually clean-shaven and in a tailored suit, but since COVID-19 his suits have remained in the closet and he has grown a beard. On his desk sits his constant companion: a 40-year-old battered brown leather Louis Vuitton briefcase that has served as ...

Covid is threatening Africa's gorilla trekking industry – but responsible tourism could be the cure We now know that gorillas can catch Covid, but conservationists believe the pandemic could offer a silver lining Two gorillas at San Diego Zoo have caught Covid-19 Credit: Getty Primatologists have always thought it safe to assume gorillas could catch SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes Covid-19 – and their suspicion was finally confirmed this month. When two western lowland gorillas at San Diego Zoo Safari Park began coughing, the zoo tested the troop’s faecal samples and found evidenc...

Five things to know about Uganda Top Searches Five things to know about Uganda AFP / Jan 14, 2021, 09:46 IST FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail Security forces patrol the streets near opposition leader Bobi Wine headquarters in Kampala, Uganda KAMPALA: Ugandans go to the polls Thursday to choose a president and lawmakers in the country's general election. Here are five things to know about the East African nation: Uganda is landlocked, straddling the equator roughly 800 kilometres (500 miles) inland from the Indian Ocean and borders five nations -- South Sudan to the north, Rwanda and Tanzania to...