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KWITA IZINA – GORILLA NAMING CEREMONY |
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In the ends of June 2013, Rwanda has enthusiastically received thousands of international, regional and local visitors to its Virunga mountain ranges to visit the endangered mountain gorillas. For decades, international conservation organizations, donors and concerned individuals have made substantial resources available to the gorilla conservation cause and continue to do so. The remaining home range of the endangered mountain gorillas is limited to the Virunga Massif, a chain of volcanic mountains shared by Rwanda, DRC and Uganda. Rwanda boasts two third of the Virunga Massif?s remaining endangered mountain gorillas. The remaining population of mountain gorillas has only survived thanks to the renewed efforts of national conservation authorities and the local populations and the support they have received from the international community.
Despite turbulences in the region in the recent past, conservation partners have been active in the protection of this species and their habitat. For several decades now, Rwanda has been at the forefront of gorilla conservation efforts. The government of Rwanda through the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has put conservation high on its national agenda, not only for the protection of mountain gorillas and other keystone species, but also their habitats and ecosystems that provide life support to us all.
Notable achievement in Rwanda tourism are 26,3% growth in the population of gorillas since the last census in 2003, introduction of new tourism products such as the Congo Nile Trail, steady growth of tourists with 200 $millions in revenues in 2010, and estimated at 257 $millions in 2011 and conversion of poachers into farmers. The safety and security of the park and its surroundings is also a notable national achievement without which little of this would have been achieved. Another milestone in Rwanda?s tourism sector is the recent grading and classification of accommodation facilities using East African Standards. As a means to conserve and protect the region where the mountain gorillas live, Rwanda Development Board -Tourism and Conservation launched the first ever public Gorilla Naming Ceremony in 2005 under the theme, ?Ensuring the Future of Rwanda?s Mountain Gorillas?. Since then, RDB-Tourism and Conservation and its partners have successfully held six more ceremonies generating more funding for community projects and awareness of the importance of conservation. On Saturday, June 22nd 2013, RDB hosted the ninth annual Kwita Izina – Gorilla Naming Ceremony. At this event, names have been be given to 12 babies mountain gorillas at the Volcanoes National Park. The theme for this year is ?Celebrating nature, empowering communities?. Under this theme, we celebrated the efforts of all those that have contributed to the welfare of our wildlife and its conservation and ensured continuity of growth in population of the gorillas and tourists while mobilizing efforts towards a greener economy.
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38 Comments
thanks for sharing
Posted 20-08-2013 10:05
interesting ceremony..
Posted 22-07-2013 00:40
Quite interesting!! The picture fools me first, ha, ha!! Thanks for sharing!!
Posted 21-07-2013 13:15
animals is a part of us, care with them, care for our planet )
Posted 21-07-2013 01:57
nice !
Posted 21-07-2013 00:59
amazinggg!
Posted 21-07-2013 00:58
Glad to know the reviving population of Gorillas in Rwanda , thanks for sharing .
Posted 20-07-2013 00:32
thanks for sharing and its great
Posted 19-07-2013 17:29
Like this we all should work for the welfare of wildlife.
Posted 19-07-2013 02:28
ceremony sounds really fun!
Posted 19-07-2013 01:43
wow biodiversity conservation plus economic upiftment from tourism to country. motivating task from the government. Thumbs up.
Posted 18-07-2013 23:41
it seems fun.
Posted 18-07-2013 22:21
thanks for sharing!
Posted 18-07-2013 19:43
Very interesting
Posted 18-07-2013 18:50
Great
Posted 18-07-2013 04:08
thanks for sharing.
Posted 18-07-2013 01:24
interesting, so fun ceremony
Posted 18-07-2013 01:16
really nice I want to see them live..
Posted 17-07-2013 20:13
Thanks for sharing this interesting ceremony
Posted 17-07-2013 16:16
I am really happy knowing that the population of gorilla has increased and I wanna visit that place too.
Posted 17-07-2013 15:54
Great pictures
Posted 17-07-2013 15:40
interesting!
Posted 17-07-2013 15:40
endangered gorillas are really distinct from other..
Posted 17-07-2013 14:10
gorillas wow..
Posted 17-07-2013 13:26
amazing pictures!!
Posted 16-07-2013 21:08
how amazing and interesting ceremony!
Posted 16-07-2013 20:38
Amazing!
Posted 16-07-2013 20:29
its a great relief that the population of Gorilla increased. :D
Posted 16-07-2013 16:07
This is really nice!
Posted 16-07-2013 13:07
This is such an awesome article! Thank you Yvette :D
I wanna name a Gorilla too, so glad news that the population of Gorilla has significantly increased.
Posted 16-07-2013 09:24
wooooww.....nice pics
Posted 16-07-2013 02:53
Nice report....thanks for sharing
Posted 16-07-2013 01:52
so cute..
Posted 16-07-2013 01:06
Thanks for sharing this information about Gorillas.
Posted 16-07-2013 01:03
great indeed..
Posted 16-07-2013 00:19
amazing pictures..
Posted 15-07-2013 23:58
cutte much
Posted 15-07-2013 22:34
its nice having people who value Gorillas lives, they look creepy but they are also part of our world.
Posted 15-07-2013 22:17