Wildlife Beyond Gorillas

The silverback—the dominant adult male of a mountain gorilla family group—is the structural centre of…

The edges of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park support a fascinating assemblage of small and medium…

The edges of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park—where the protected forest meets agricultural land, community gardens,…

The giant forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni) is Africa's largest wild pig species and one of…

The African golden cat is one of the least-known wild felids on earth. It shares…

Uganda's hippo population is one of the healthiest in Africa, and for gorilla trekkers building…

The Bwindi region's raptor fauna is a product of its ecological diversity: the mix of…

The Bwindi forest that gorilla trekkers experience is a daytime forest — the version visible…

Duikers are small to medium-sized antelopes of the subfamily Cephalophinae, widespread across sub-Saharan Africa and…

Among the larger mammals that share Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with mountain gorillas, the African…

The streams and rivers that thread through Bwindi Impenetrable National Park are among the most…

Among the five primate species that share Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with mountain gorillas, L'Hoest's…

Before you see a habituated gorilla family, you often hear them. A low, rumbling belch…

The ranger who leads your gorilla trek knows things about the forest you are walking…

The gorilla trek ends in the afternoon. The vehicle returns to the lodge. Drinks are…

Gorillas are the reason most visitors come to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, and the one-hour observation…

Most visitors to Uganda's southwest gorilla country know Mgahinga Gorilla National Park primarily as the…

Every evening, as light fades through the Bwindi canopy, mountain gorillas do something that sets…

Every mountain gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and the Virunga Volcanoes who has been incorporated…

Uganda is the only country in the world where a single safari itinerary can include…

There are birds that provoke mild interest and birds that stop you completely. The shoebill…

When scientists completed the first full genome sequence of a mountain gorilla in 2012, the…

Gorillas attract the world's attention to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, and rightly so. But the forest…

Mountain gorillas are not silent animals. The popular image of the brooding, still silverback does…