Congo
1989 - Zaire - having failed to see the mountain gorillas in the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda, I crossed into what is now called Democratic Republic of the Congo. To learn more about mountain gorillas,
visit my other site - www.igorilla.org
1989 - Zaire - having failed to see the mountain gorillas in the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda, I crossed into what is now called Democratic Republic of the Congo. To learn more about mountain gorillas, visit my other site - www.igorilla.org
The photography was mediocre at best with my point and shoot
The photography was mediocre at best with my point and shoot
But I got the up close and personal experience I was looking for
But I got the up close and personal experience I was looking for
This was the start of a decades long love affair with these magnificent creatures
This was the start of a decades long love affair with these magnificent creatures
Nowadays no one but veterinarians are allowed to touch them due to possible disease transmission - back then we all could
Nowadays no one but veterinarians are allowed to touch them
due to possible disease transmission - back then we all could
My luxurious Zairian hotel room
My luxurious Zairian hotel room
This volcanic range where the borders of Uganda, Rwanda,
and Congo meet is home to half the world's mountain gorillas
This volcanic range where the borders of Uganda, Rwanda,
and Congo meet is home to half the world's mountain gorillas
