Even more abundance: The uganda adventure continues
The search for the Shoebill was only one of the items on our bucket list we had hoped to mark off on our Uganda adventure. The other big one was to see the eastern mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. Would Mother Nature smile upon us and make this dream a reality too? According to our guide, Emmy Gongo, the Ruhija area – which 11 groups of gorillas sensitised to human presence calls home – would be our best opportunity to spot them. As with our Shoebill experience, the
According our guide, Emmy Gongo, the Ruhija area – which 11 groups of gorillas sensitised to human presence calls home – would be our best opportunity to spot them. As with our Shoebill experience, the anticipation was palpable, and we were hopeful that we would experience something extraordinary… Something that is destined for only a few…
An eastern mountain gorilla will, in all probability, have disappeared entirely from its natural habitat in 50 years, and our offspring will possibly only be able to see these majestic animals in captivity.
The well-known actor Antony Hopkins rightly said in the film "Instinct" that a gorilla in a cage is no longer a gorilla, but only an empty shell… Fortunately, we found ourselves in a Tarzan movie, with a very real opportunity to get close to these special animals. Even the men struggled to control their emotions when – from nowhere
