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Fifth Annual Gorilla
Naming Ceremony
“Rwanda’s Mountain Gorillas: “Celebrating the Year of the
Gorilla”
On Saturday, June 20th 2009, the RDB|Tourism &
Conservation – the successor of ORTPN– will host the
Fifth Kwita Izina to give names to the
newest arrivals in the Gorilla families. Names will be given to
eighteen (18) mountain gorillas at the Volcanoes National Park.
This year’s ceremony coincides with the “International
Year of the Gorilla,” proclaimed by the United
Nations. The International Year of the Gorilla was launched at a
ceremony in early December 2008, where Prince Albert II of Monaco
and representatives of more than 100 governments gathered to discuss
increasing measures for nearly 100 species endangered by pollution,
climate change and over-hunting. By declaring 2009 the International
Year of the Gorilla, the international community hopes to draw the
attention of the public and funding agencies to the plight of these
primates. As a country that has been in the forefront of gorilla
conservation we heartily welcome the proclamation of the International
Year of the Gorilla.
The theme for this year is “Celebrating the Year
of the Gorilla”. Under this theme, we shall
celebrate the efforts of all those that have contributed to the
welfare of our wildlife and its conservation and give opportunity
to everyone to contribute to the sustainability of conservation
for Gorillas. We are expecting over 100 key personalities in wildlife
conservation and business to attend the event.
The Gorilla Naming campaign is aimed at ensuring the future of Rwanda’s
mountain gorillas and will provide an opportunity for all those
who care about the mountain gorillas to contribute to this common
effort. Two different, but complementary activities are planned
for this event: the naming ceremony where selected people will be
given the opportunity to name the gorillas in public and a Gorilla
Conservation Conference that would help to celebrate the achievements
in conservation of these endangered species.
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Related links:
Baraza
wildlife/
Dubai
World Africa joins Rwanda's conservation initiative
Kwita
Izina 2009 Invitation
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