Up close with the gorilla

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June 11th 2010
Uganda We decided to come to Uganda on a whim after having read and heard amazing stories about the mountain gorillas in this country. There are only 600 mountain gorillas in the world, and 300 of them live in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Southwest Uganda. Mountain gorillas are the closest relatives to human beings with 98.5%!o(MISSING)f our genetic make up being identical. The journey ... read more

Africa » Uganda

Uganda achieved independence from the UK in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,0... ... read more

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