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Protecting the Mountain Gorillas of Virunga
Love is in the Air…
2 Dec 2012
Filed under (Kabirizi Family, Mountain Gorillas, Munyaga Family, Uncategorized) by Emmanuel @ 10:08 pm
We’ve spent the past few months worrying a lot about the gorillas. Â For their part, the gorillas have been getting frisky and making babies.
Today was our first day among the mountain gorillas and we’ve discovered four newborn babies, Â three in the Kabirizi family and one in the Munyaga family. Â We’ve yet to find the other families, but we have reports of another newborn in the Lulengo family. Â It’s quite unprecedented, and very encouraging. Â Quite extraordinary for the first day of the census.
We wanted to share this with you immediately, but will keep you updated as the census continues over the coming week.
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15 Responses to “Love is in the Air…”
Wow, such incredible news. Love is indeed in the air. Keep us posted on the other families. As always, thanks to all of you for the hard work and dedication.
Fabulous news in the midst of all the turmoil!
How I wish I could be trekking with you!
All we have to do is leave them alone and give them space … it is the encroachment that is causing most of the problems. But what a difficult task to ensure that space, this Virunga! Great news!!
Les gorilles ont tout compris, eux: “Faites l’amour, pas la guerre!”
Good luck for the rest of the census. Keep it up!
Marc
Congratulations to the Kabirizi and Munyaga families on their newborn members! I hope all mothers and babies are safe and healthy! I pray for the safety, health, well-being, and happiness of all the/every single gorillas! Can’t wait to hear about the new addition to the Lulengo family too!
Some good news in amongst all the terrible news coming from your part of the world - our thoughts continue to be with you as you do your amazing work. Thank you
great early morning read!
hope truly never dies
wonderfull news
This is such wonderful news!!
Am so happy. Esp. as I saw the Munyaga family in late March this year. Looking forward to more good news and a million thanks as always for your dedication and commitment to the gorillas and other denizens of this very special part of Africa. Thank you all.
Congratulation to ICCN team , I’m very Happy with this is good new .
Such a good news! Fantastic and so moving!
Emmanuel, happy to see you back from Goma, in these wonderful circumstances thereabove! After organising water for the city, really great too.
Though I’m still worried. Is there something usefull left of the parks’ airplain? And the people of Goma: in the news overhere - the last weeks they are reporting! - I saw the rebels departed looting the city. Thereabove many kids seem to be separated from their parents, with fear the rebels take them for soldiers, servants, etc. Do you have any news about [at least one of] these subjects?
Nevertheless: many congratulations for you all with the births! And thank you very much for this really great news and pictures!!!
Nice to see you, Emmanuel, and the gorillas!
Excellent news! We were lucky enough to see the Munyaga group in March and have been so worried these last few months!