| mountain gorilla logged fo[400×500] with less hair around their eyebrows and wrinkles instead of distinct nose prints Since they live amid dense vegetation identifying individuals of this subspecies can be a major challenge Freshly logged forest probably for charcoal production near Kahuzi Biega National Park I spent the next day traveling near the park as part of a six person team searching for a possible Publishing origin | |
| mountain gorilla female Gr[400×400] their numbers are rapidly declining due to poaching and habitat loss Less than 200 live in this particular park which is set up for tourism A big difficulty is getting there safely A female Grauer s gorilla in Kahuzi Biega National Park Though it s possible to travel by boat along Lake Kivu to the city of Bukavu near Kahuzi Biega Park the vets need a truck to get in Publishing origin | |
| mountain gorilla Dr Jacqu[400×500] and will begin work on his PhD soon With a home in Kampala and his patients spread out among dense jungle Benard travels more miles over rough terrain than the rest of MGVP staff combined Dr Jacques Iyanya MGVP DRC field vet monitoring gorillas in Kahuzi Biega National Park Dr Jacques Iyanya is one of MGVP s two in country field veterinarians based in the Democratic Publishing origin | |
| mountain gorilla sub adult[400×400] night Fortunately a dozen people stopped to help us fix it six U N trucks drove right by But our encounter with the gorillas the next day made the 10 hour drive more than worthwhile A sub adult Grauer s or plains gorilla in Kahuzi Biega National Park In sharp contrast to the sometimes dusty sometimes muddy terrain over which we d traveled the forest of Kahuzi Biega Publishing origin | |
| mountain gorilla ICCN guid[400×457] his dominance as long time tracker Jean Baptiste confirmed But it s helpful to know that this is a group where similar and potentially more serious encounters may become more frequent ICCN guide for Grauer s gorillas at Kahuzi Biega National Park DR Congo Unfortunately the situation in DR Congo has not yet stabilized We cannot make any kind of vet check let alone a Publishing origin | |
| mountain gorilla Chimanuka[400×400] That would be an added benefit as both orphans have very light colored stool which is not normal even with the addition of forest food to their diet For now we ll have to wait and see Chimanuka silverback of the Chimanuka Group of Grauer s gorillas in Kahuzi Biega National Park DRC The next day I traveled farther into the DRC to make my first visit to the habituated Publishing origin | |
| Stock Photo of zaire kahu[384×248] Publishing origin | |
| 250px Kahuzi biega jpg[247×250] Publishing origin | |
| Kahuzi Biega National Park[500×375] Russian Spanish Gorilla called Ninja | Guy Debonnet © UNESCO Publishing origin | |
| A smaller mountain gorilla[536×360] bit of a fuss Quite incredible and a day that I will never forget A smaller mountain gorilla within Kahuzi Biega Publishing origin |