Nshongi Gorilla group in Rushaga
Nshongi is the biggest habituated group in the Rushaga sector in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Found in the southern part of Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Rushaga region, Nshongi gorilla family members include Silver-back Nshongi (leader), Silver-back Kakono, Kutu, Tinfayo, Munywa, Bwire, Busasa, Matama, and Bweza all are blackbacks, Shida, Bukojo, Nyampundu, and Munini all are adult females, Mucunguzi, Rurehuka, Mureba, Mahoro, and Tindatine all are juveniles, Ninsiima, Mukiza, Katoono, Kazani, Rotary and Bwiruka all are infants in the family. The group was named after River Nshongi which flows within the area where they were first sighted. The word Nshongi was derived from the local name of honey “Omushongi Gwoboki”. The river has a honey-like color and was therefore named River Nshongi. The habituation process of the Nshongi gorilla family started in 2007 and was later launched for tourists to track on 26th/ September 2009 with a lot of fun fare, celebrities attended the ceremony which led to the formation of the “Friend a Gorilla” program.
Rushaga region gorilla families.
Locally meaning honey. When going to track this gorilla group, expect experiences and memories as so sweet as honey. The once so vast Nshongi gorilla family by the time of its launch for tracking in 26/09/2009 comprised 35 members in the group.
But however, some wrangles emerged in the family which led 10 members to part away from the family with the leadership of Silver-back Mishaya leaving the group with only 25 members.
This gorilla group got its name from the river called River Nshongi which flows around their natural habitat. The river had a deep color that looks like honey.
It’s this color the locals based on locally the honey is called Omushongi Gwoboki and thus river being called Nshongi which the gorilla family group also got its name from Nshongi.
The habituation process of the Nshongi gorilla family started in 2007 and was later launched for tourists to track on 26th/ September 2009 with a lot of fun fare and a lot of celebrities attended the ceremony which led to the formation of the “Friend a Gorilla” program at that same time.
Found in the southern part of Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Rushaga region, Nshongi gorilla family members include Silver-back Nshongi (leader), Silver-back Kakono, Kutu, Tinfayo, Munywa, Bwire, Busasa, Matama, and Bweza all are blackbacks, Shida, Bukojo, Nyampundu, and Munini all are adult females, Mucunguzi, Rurehuka, Mureba, Mahoro, and Tindatine all are juveniles, Ninsiima, Mukiza, Katoono, Kazani, Rotary and Bwiruka all are infants in the family.
After continuous wrangles and other discomfort causing factors to several family group members, the Nshongi gorilla family group further split in 2012 with the formation of a new group in the Bwindi jungles known as “Bweza gorilla family.
