Gorillas in the Mist

Gorillas in the Mist : Gorillas in the mist is a 1988 drama/historic movie that was based on the works of Dian Fossey an American primatologist who dedicated her adult life to conserve the mountain gorillas in Africa. for travellers interested in understanding more about the endangered mountain gorillas in Africa. Interesting about the works of Dian Fossey in Africa is the fact that you will have the opportunity to access the mountain gorillas in the wild.

Dian Fossey first carried out her gorilla habituation process in Virunga national park however with the insecurity in the park where she was kidnapped and later was able to escape to Uganda and then made her way to Volcanoes national park where she resumed her gorilla habituation in Africa and she made Volcanoes national park her home settled in the park where she established her cabin and her research station the karisoke research station where she carried out her research on the gorillas in the wild.

Dian Fossey in Rwanda

Dian Fossey developed a lot of love for the gorillas which led to her devotion to the mountain gorillas in order to protect the species in any way possible focusing on their sustainability mainly focusing on their conservation. While Dian Fossey made her way to the Virunga massif, the number of the gorillas in the wild and to many people she was a very loving and friendly woman when it came to the gorillas and some believed she loved gorillas more than the people. Among the key factors of dian Fossey’s legacy in Rwanda and gorillas in Africa is the measures she exercised to ensure that the gorillas were protected. During her works she was able to understand how vulnerable the gorillas were and how easily they can contract diseases this is why travellers that are sick are not allowed to participate in the activity also when you get to the habituated gorilla families in the country, you are expected to maintain a distance of 7 metres away from the gorillas to avoid spread of the virus to the gorillas which can affect the gorilla numbers.

While carrying out the research on the gorillas, another problem the gorillas were facing was the poaching which was instigated by the locals in the neighbouring community that used a number of ways to poach the gorillas in the wild like bribing a number of rangers to get access to the premises, in the wild, they were able to come up with a number of ways which were detrimental to the gorillas like using a number of traps, they also used guns to kill the gorillas in the wild.

Because of such nature in the wild, it infuriated Dian Fossey who raided the poacher’s villages, killing their hunting dogs, burnt down their houses and their gardens and this gained a number of haters for Dian Fossey and this was no surprise when she was found dead in her cabin which was a devastating time for the conservationists worldwide and the different efforts that were being carried out because of the loss of an important person in the wild. Dian Fossey was buried at the gorilla cemetery with her gorilla friends that were killed by poachers including digit her favourite gorilla that you will get to observe when you participate in the Dian Fossey hike that will lead you to her tomb as you enjoy listening to her history in Rwanda and how she impacted gorilla trekking in Africa.

In Africa there are a number of gorilla trekking destinations in Africa that you should not miss out on visiting to ensure you have an amazing safari experience in the wild for a memorable gorilla trekking experience. You can participate in gorilla trekking in Uganda where you will take part in gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park where you will also get to participate in gorilla habituation in Uganda which will give you the chance to participate in the training session of getting the gorillas accustomed to human presence. You can also participate in gorilla trekking in Mgahinga national park to understand more about the species in the wild and this will give you the chance to hike the Virunga mountains in Uganda that will give you access to the species and a number of other rewarding attractions in the wild. you can also participate in gorilla trekking in Virunga National Park and if you’re interested in tracking the eastern lowland gorillas in Kahuzi Biega national park to make your gorilla trekking experience in Rwanda quite memorable.