tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78042462024-03-23T14:51:45.527-04:00Another Chance To SeeNews updates on the endangered animals visited by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine for their book and radio series "Last Chance To See". With updates on the TV series featuring Stephen Fry.Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.comBlogger242125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-59810381656035195792014-09-11T13:36:00.000-04:002014-09-11T13:36:22.714-04:00VirungaComing to Netflix on 11/11. <blockquote>From the forested depths of the African Congo, among the last of the mountain gorillas comes Virunga, an incredible true story of idealistic conservationists, armed militia, and the struggle to control Congo's rich natural resources. A new Netflix Original Documentary, Virunga details the brave people risking their lives to build a better future in a part of Africa long since forgotten. In the Virunga National Park, life flourishes with lush plant and wildlife -- and it's a battleground for rogue soldiers, opportunistic poachers, and a small band of embattled park rangers, the last line of defense to protect the heart and soul of the Eastern Congo. </blockquote>
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Originally published at http://anotherchancetosee.blogspot.com</div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-32375138739747647932014-01-16T09:57:00.000-05:002014-01-16T09:57:59.069-05:00<a href="http://www.google.com">Google</a> is honouring Dian Fossey's 82nd birthday with a Google Doodle today.<br /><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Dian+Fossey&oi=ddle&ct=dian-fosseys-82nd-birthday-5702250374627328-hp&hl=en"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKG7icFiDl3NcWRK1Pb3PMtuyB8hfBuy4VT2mVnVSZVg6ppDLh_11pKMNy-1a7LmAXaBOelmFC6tibZC1f6p4pebqOUkfPFeSO-Mgc3DcD4vsGN89ciclTAgng7iHO4_8sd-u/s1600/dian-fosseys-82nd-birthday.jpg" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">---
Originally published at http://anotherchancetosee.blogspot.com</div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-59392735704950698992011-06-08T13:36:00.003-04:002011-06-08T13:40:28.751-04:00Pictures: Gorilla Mother Mourns Dead BabyIn a recent <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/05/pictures/110526-gorilla-mother-mourns-dead-baby-science-mourning-feel-emotions-animals/#/gorillas-seem-to-mourn-infant-death-mother_36048_600x450.jpg">National Geographic article</a>, the pictures of a Mountain Gorilla mother with her dead baby are quite heartbreaking.<blockquote>Last month in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Virunga National Park, ranger Innocent Mburanumwe captured pictures of the first-time mother, Ruzuzi, appearing to grieve over her less-than-two-week-old baby. Ruzuzi kept the body with her for more than a week, according to Mburanumwe.<br /><br />Gorillas have long been known to exhibit care for the dead. Mburanumwe, for instance, has seen behavior similar to that of Ruzuzi's on at least three occasions.</blockquote><br />The Comments of the article also make quite interesting reading as they debate National Geographic's choice to put "Mourn" in double-quotes. What are your thoughts on it?<div class="blogger-post-footer">---
Originally published at http://anotherchancetosee.blogspot.com</div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-18120301142702949282011-04-13T10:38:00.001-04:002011-04-13T10:40:23.241-04:00Mountain Gorilla Population Growing - 786 and countingThe number of mountain gorillas in the world has increased by more than 26% in regions in eastern Africa, according to a survey released in January. <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/07/africa.gorilla.population/">CNN has this report</a>.<blockquote>This increase brings the world population to <span style="font-weight:bold;">786 mountain gorillas</span>, the organization said.<br /><br />"The mountain gorilla population has made an absolutely remarkable recovery. We are very pleased to see yet another increase in the numbers of this critically endangered species," said Allard Blom, a director with the World Wildlife Fund.</blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">---
Originally published at http://anotherchancetosee.blogspot.com</div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-54155422794460500212010-04-22T20:39:00.000-04:002010-04-22T20:39:00.603-04:00Gorillas Extinct in Ten Years?<a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/01/100324-gorillas-extinct-africa-un-report/">National Geographic published an article</a> recently with a details of a frightening UN report for the Gorillas of central Africa. <blockquote>Among the threats are surges in human populations, the ape-meat trade, and logging and mining as well as the spread of the Ebola virus and other diseases, the report says.<br />[...]<br />"with the rate of poaching and habitat loss, gorillas in the region may disappear from most of their present range in less than 10 to 15 years from now," according to the report, co-authored by the international law enforcement agency Interpol.</blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">---
Originally published at http://anotherchancetosee.blogspot.com</div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-35594667601636264962009-09-15T12:15:00.002-04:002009-09-15T12:19:07.287-04:00Titus "The Gorilla King" has Died<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8257250.stm">BBC News</a> has reported that Rwanda is mourning its most famous mountain gorilla. The silverback Titus, known as 'The Gorilla King', has died at the age of 35.<blockquote>He was the subject of a BBC documentary last year, and was studied by naturalists throughout his life - including US expert Dian Fossey."<br />[...]<br />"He was born on 24 August 1974 and has been observed closely by researchers throughout his entire life," a statement from the Rwandan national parks office said.<br /><br />"Tragically, he succumbed to old age on September 14."<br /><br />The life expectancy of a healthy gorilla is about 40. </blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">---
Originally published at http://anotherchancetosee.blogspot.com</div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-59046873229024350092009-09-11T09:02:00.004-04:002009-09-11T09:08:15.016-04:00Video: Stephen Fry 'face to face' with gorillasThe BBC News site has a short article on this week's episode 2 of the TV series. "<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8238897.stm">Last Chance to See - Northern White Rhino</a>" is broadcast on BBC Two at 8p.m., on 13 September 2009. The page also features a video of Stephen's trek up to see the Mountain Gorillas, which he describes as "worth every sobbing, gasping, aching step". For right now, the video is not geographically restricted and available worldwide. Enjoy.<div class="blogger-post-footer">---
Originally published at http://anotherchancetosee.blogspot.com</div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-76945721167663211052009-09-03T16:45:00.004-04:002009-09-03T16:52:52.291-04:00Video: Mountain Gorillas... 98.6% HumanPlease enjoy the following video from <a href="http://explore.org/">explore Africa</a>, winner of the 2009 Maui Film Festival.<blockquote>On a trip to Rwanda, <a href="http://explore.org/">explore</a> had the opportunity to visit four families of wild mountain gorillas, a species with only 720 remaining members. Their guide is Craig Sholley, who has been intimately involved in the preservation of African wildlife for more than 30 years. The team's thrilling interaction with these peaceful creatures - who share 98.6% of their genetic makeup with humans - is a startling reminder of their own humanity. Distributed by Tubemogul.</blockquote><div align="center"><object width="873" height="525"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/co8NneR8ilc&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/co8NneR8ilc&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="873" height="525"></embed></object></div>Direct video link at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co8NneR8ilc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co8NneR8ilc</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">---
Originally published at http://anotherchancetosee.blogspot.com</div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-17617357373254617272009-07-21T11:42:00.003-04:002009-07-21T11:47:18.161-04:00Rwanda Beekeeper Sparked Fire, Endangered Gorillas<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8161569.stm">BBC News reports</a> that fire fighting crews in Rwanda have contained wildfires that were set off accidentally by a beekeeper, who was smoking bees out of a hive to collect honey. Reports said groups of gorillas had been seen fleeing the flames, but they don't say whether it it was Lowland (probable), or Mountain Gorillas that were affected.<blockquote>Rwanda's tourism chief Rosette Rugamba said 4,000 people had taken part in the emergency response - including local officials and government ministers.<br /><br />She said the fires were under control but not completely extinguished. <br />[...]<br />"He tried to put it out by himself but he failed. He is the one who broke the news about the fire," she said. </blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">---
Originally published at http://anotherchancetosee.blogspot.com</div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-24304769637860035192009-05-17T11:50:00.003-04:002009-05-17T11:56:48.647-04:00Excess Baggage: Mountain Gorillas in UgandaIn this week's episode of <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qjds">BBC Radio 4's Excess Baggage</a>...<blockquote>John McCarthy talks to two winners of the Whitley Awards for International Nature Conservation who have been tackling the problems of human beings and wild animals living side by side. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is a wildlife vet working with mountain gorillas in Uganda and has started a project to prevent the spread of diseases between people and gorillas. Jittin Ritthirat works in Thailand trying to reconcile the needs of the wild elephants with the interests of the human residents of and visitors to the monsoon forest. </blockquote>The episode is available for <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00kbyxr">streaming online</a> or as an <a href="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/excessbag/excessbag_20090516-1214a.mp3">MP3 podcast</a>. To subscribe to the show's weekly MP3, here's the <a href="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/excessbag/rss.xml">RSS feed</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">---
Originally published at http://anotherchancetosee.blogspot.com</div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-9398579218519552762009-04-01T04:19:00.000-04:002009-04-01T04:19:03.908-04:00The Silverback Gorilla Who Had One Too Many...Here's some <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1163991/Bamboozled-Amazing-pictures-30-stone-Silverback-gorilla--ends-sore-head.html">pictures from the Daily Mail</a> of a 30 stone Silverback Kwitonda who has too much alcoholic sap from his bamboo shoot dinner. Oh my.<blockquote>'It was not exactly Gorillas In The Mist, more like gorillas who were p*****,' said [Andy] Rouse, 43, who was on his fourth trip to see the animals in the Virunga Mountains of Rwanda, Central Africa.<br /><br />'I had heard they sometimes get like this, but I had never actually seen it. It was just like any family party when one or two members have a little bit too much to drink.<br /><br />'The boss of the group, a huge silverback called Kwitonda, and some of the younger males were completely out of it.</blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">---
Originally published at http://anotherchancetosee.blogspot.com</div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-84654739558196990892009-03-19T19:54:00.001-04:002009-03-19T19:54:06.183-04:00Titus' Kingdom Dwindles<iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=anotherchan04-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B001CFQO98&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=FFFFFF&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr&nou=1" style="width:120px;height:240px;padding-left:5px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" align="right"></iframe>The <a href="http://gorillafund.org/conservation_science/fieldnews_item.php?recordID=143">Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund field news for March 2009</a> reports that Titus, subject of the documentary "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001CFQO98?ie=UTF8&tag=anotherchan04-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001CFQO98">Nature: The Gorilla King</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=anotherchan04-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001CFQO98" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />", has had his group size slashed by over 50% in the last year. It is down to just 8, whereas last year it was as high as 25.<blockquote>On Jan. 27, another female left his group to join the younger silverback Inshuti, and other changes are occurring as well.<br />[...]<br />"As Titus continues to age, we are seeing a natural transition of power in the world of gorillas," says Veronica Vecellio, gorilla program manager at Karisoke.</blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">---
Originally published at http://anotherchancetosee.blogspot.com</div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-50043411762367238472009-03-10T15:19:00.002-04:002009-03-10T15:19:00.575-04:00Calm in the CongoAccording to the New York Times, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/world/africa/04congo.html?th&emc=th">calm has erupted in the Congo</a> with no known rebels threatening the Mountain Gorillas. The article also features a short video report.<blockquote>Government wildlife rangers, like Mr. Serundori, are firmly in control — for the moment. And Kabirizi, a 500-pound silverback gorilla with a head as big as an engine block, seems to be flourishing in his kingdom of leaves.<br /><br />"Haa mmm," Mr. Serundori says, emitting a special gruntlike gorilla greeting that miraculously stops Kabirizi in midcharge. “Haa mmm.”<br /><br />If the endangered mountain gorillas are any sign, things may finally be looking up in eastern Congo. </blockquote><small><span style="font-style:italic;">Thanks to Gwen for this story.</span></small><div class="blogger-post-footer">---
Originally published at http://anotherchancetosee.blogspot.com</div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-33159684719874606242009-03-07T15:05:00.001-05:002009-03-07T15:25:55.877-05:00Video: National Geographic's Gorillas on the EdgeCourtesy of Joost.com, here is the National Geographic documentary, "Gorillas on the Edge". Running time is approximately 30 minutes. Enjoy. Apologies for the preceding commercial.<br /><div align="center"><object width="640" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.joost.com/embed/0326m3m"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.joost.com/embed/0326m3m" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" width="640" height="360"><noembed><a href="http://www.joost.com/0326m3m/t/Gorillas-on-the-Edge">Gorillas on the Edge</a></noembed></embed></object></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">---
Originally published at http://anotherchancetosee.blogspot.com</div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-6793674726961792132009-02-01T20:02:00.002-05:002009-02-01T20:06:48.591-05:00"Spectacular" Gorilla Growth in the CongoDespite the war, the Mountain Gorillas of Virunga National Park seem to be prospering, with as many as ten babies born while the ranger's were not able to continue their regular patrols. Stefan Lovgren reports from Bukima in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/01/090127-congo-gorillas-babies.html">National Geographic News</a>.<blockquote>The population—made famous by a series of murders in 2007—has grown by nearly 13 percent in the last 16 months, despite having no protection from civil war or poaching for 15 months, park rangers said Monday.<br /><br />"That the mountain gorilla population has increased in this environment is quite spectacular," said Emmanuel de Merode, head of the 680-strong Virunga ranger force.<br /><br />The new tally brings the Virunga mountain gorillas to an estimated 211, [...] with some 720 wild mountain gorillas worldwide</blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">---
Originally published at http://anotherchancetosee.blogspot.com</div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-19567604689132749822009-01-24T22:44:00.003-05:002009-01-24T22:53:28.308-05:00Mountain Gorillas: Video of RuzirabwobaCourtesy of <a href="http://www.gorilla.cd/">www.gorilla.cd</a>, here's a magnificent close up view of Ruzirabwoba - "he who is not afraid". The close up on his eyes is just extraordinary.<div align="center"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/e2g5XwGrbtY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/e2g5XwGrbtY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />And here's footage of an potentially explosive interaction between Humba and Kabirizi.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QI7B92_FQiI&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QI7B92_FQiI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">---
Originally published at http://anotherchancetosee.blogspot.com</div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-86846917986023921752009-01-23T17:56:00.000-05:002009-01-23T17:56:00.656-05:00Mountain Gorilla Population May Have DeclinedThis <a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/01/23/mountain-gorilla-population-may-have-declined/">report at Global Voices</a> discusses a new study published in New Scientist that suggests that the number of Mountain Gorillas may have been over estimated somewhat.<blockquote>We have always known that there are around 700 Mountain Gorillas still alive in the wild today - 336 of which are in Uganda.<br />[...]<br />The 336 individuals said to be resident in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park were estimated using a method that counts the number of nests that the majestic primates build each night. The new study now indicates that this method may have overestimated the number of individuals in the population since gorillas make more than one nest a night.</blockquote><br />In other news, the <a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200901090959.html">UN recently declared 2009</a> as "The Year of the Gorilla".<blockquote>The United Nations Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals has declared this year (2009) as the "Year of the Gorilla."The declaration is in a bid to help save our endangered 'primate cousins', the gorillas, from extinction.<br /><br />The Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals observed that the population of the four remaining gorilla species in Africa is being threatened by rampant poaching, deforestation and the dreaded Ebola virus which is taking a deadly toll on the lives of primates and even humans.</blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">---
Originally published at http://anotherchancetosee.blogspot.com</div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-52072360855544485742009-01-20T22:40:00.000-05:002009-01-20T22:40:00.306-05:00Gorilla Ranger KilledPierre Peron, Virunga National Park communications officer, <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7549444.stm">reports on the BBC News website</a> that Safari Kakule, has been killed when the team he was with were attacked by Mai Mai militia. <blockquote>The team of rangers defended their position and managed to apprehend a Mai Mai officer.<br /><br />But the attack was extremely violent and they were greatly outnumbered. As they retreated from their position, Safari was hit by the attackers' gunfire.<br /><br />Safari was an exceptional ranger, who had worked with the gorillas in Tshiaberimu for several years. </blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">---
Originally published at http://anotherchancetosee.blogspot.com</div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-64396487445366734512008-12-22T14:45:00.001-05:002008-12-22T14:45:00.876-05:00War babies in the CongoEarlier this month, gorilla park rangers were delighted to encounter <a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20081204/FRONTIERS/850197614/1036">five new Mountain Gorilla babies</a> on the slopes of Mount Mikeno, all the more remarkable given the continuing armed conflict in the country.<blockquote>The park director, Emmanuel de Merode, later described the discovery of five newborns at the outset of a month-long census as “quite phenomenal”, given that the endangered gorillas’ habitat has long been a war zone in the conflict-ridden Democratic Republic of the Congo.<br /><br />“They’ve had a growth of about 11 per cent in 10 years, less than two per cent a year. To get five births in a group of 30 is about 15 per cent growth. It’s quite tremendous and very unusual,” he said.</blockquote><div align="center"><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Mikeno&sll=-0.228021,15.827659&sspn=18.464364,28.300781&ie=UTF8&cid=-1474065,29346886,15648949922183972364&s=AARTsJrZ-yNQkYPqUyBAoYDqA73NuDhM3Q&ll=2.372369,31.882324&spn=7.678097,9.338379&t=h&z=6&iwloc=A&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Mikeno&sll=-0.228021,15.827659&sspn=18.464364,28.300781&ie=UTF8&cid=-1474065,29346886,15648949922183972364&ll=2.372369,31.882324&spn=7.678097,9.338379&t=h&z=6&iwloc=A&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">---
Originally published at http://anotherchancetosee.blogspot.com</div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-7583781964303360192008-12-21T14:54:00.004-05:002008-12-21T14:57:01.606-05:00CNN: Planet in PerilThere's another opportunity to see <a href="http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2008/planet.in.peril/">CNN's Planet in Peril</a> over the holiday period. According to my listings it should appear on Thu 12/25 at 10:00 PM, then again early Fri 12/26 at 1:00 AM and 4:00 AM. The programme features host Anderson Cooper trekking with Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund staff in the Virunga mountains of Rwanda.<div class="blogger-post-footer">---
Originally published at http://anotherchancetosee.blogspot.com</div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-54294576467083880562008-11-25T21:12:00.004-05:002008-11-25T21:18:49.817-05:00George Schaller receives the Indianapolis PrizeRegular visitors to Another Chance To See may recall my recent <a href="http://www.anotherchancetosee.com/2008/09/year-of-gorilla-book-giveaway.html">book giveaway of George Schaller's "The Year of the Gorilla"</a>, as won by Harold. Now, this audio podcast and transcript, <a href="http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2008-11-25-voa1.cfm">available at VOANews</a> has a potted history of Mr Schaller's life and how he helped to create the modern wildlife conservation movement. <blockquote>He has spent his life studying wild animals in more than twenty-five countries. Those animals have included mountain gorillas, snow leopards, alligators and caribou.<br /><br />This year, Mister Schaller received the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis_prize">Indianapolis Prize</a> -- the world's top award for animal protection and conservation. The prize is worth one hundred thousand dollars. </blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">---
Originally published at http://anotherchancetosee.blogspot.com</div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-16647995809778099612008-11-10T18:40:00.002-05:002008-11-10T18:47:59.548-05:00Titus - The Gorilla King: BBC2 Tuesday, November 11th, 8pm<a href="http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/entertainment-catch-all/2008/11/08/don-t-miss-86908-20877984/">The Daily Record</a> calls this documentary, narrated by Bernard Hill, a "Don't Miss".<blockquote>The Natural World is coming up for its 25th birthday but Titus, above, has been around a good deal longer, and at 33 years of age he is still king of the jungle in his mountain retreat in Rwanda.<br /><br />It's rare for any wild animal's life to be chronicled over decades but Titus and his forbears were among the gorillas first studied in the wild by pioneering wildlife researcher Dian Fossey, of Gorillas in the Mist fame, and his whole life has been conducted in front of cameras. </blockquote><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00fm6v7">BBC page</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">---
Originally published at http://anotherchancetosee.blogspot.com</div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-54679928306100785112008-11-05T12:58:00.004-05:002008-11-05T13:05:23.516-05:00Mark Carwardine: "One of the world's great wildlife experiences"Check out this smashing <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/lastchancetosee/2008/10/one-of-the-worlds-great-wildli.html">video of Mark Carwardine</a> getting excited, almost emotional, at the thought of going to visit the Mountain Gorillas once again. He describes it as one of the highlights of his 25 year wildlife watching career.<br /><br />Here's <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/lastchancetosee/2008/10/in-search-of-gorillas.html">video of Mark and Stephen Fry</a> setting out on the trek, which he would ultimately describe as "<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/lastchancetosee/2008/10/stephens-first-gorilla-encount.html">worth every sobbing, gasping, aching step</a>" (which we <a href="http://www.anotherchancetosee.com/2008/11/stephen-frys-first-mountain-gorilla.html">mentioned last week</a>).<div class="blogger-post-footer">---
Originally published at http://anotherchancetosee.blogspot.com</div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-36734179515463286342008-11-01T16:21:00.003-04:002008-11-01T16:26:50.273-04:00Stephen Fry's First Mountain Gorilla EncounterCheck out the video on the BBC LCTS site of <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/lastchancetosee/2008/10/stephens-first-gorilla-encount.html">Stephen Fry's first encounter with a Mountain Gorilla</a>...<blockquote>It was worth every sobbing, gasping, aching step of horror, sweat, wheezing, frankly humiliaton to get here. Unbelievable, its a wonderful wonderful thing...</blockquote>Stephen and the team are now in Mananara and Nosy Antafana - Aye Aye Island...<div class="blogger-post-footer">---
Originally published at http://anotherchancetosee.blogspot.com</div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-12476984513514807952008-10-28T12:30:00.002-04:002008-10-28T12:30:00.348-04:00Virunga in Crisis: Rebels Seize Mountain Gorilla ParkCNN are among many news agencies reporting that <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/26/congo.gorillapark/">Congolese rebels have seized Virunga National Park</a>, home of the Mountain Gorillas, and this has sent upwards of 50 park rangers fleeing into the forest, fearing for their lives. A truly dreadful development.<blockquote>Congolese rebels seized a major military camp and a spacious gorilla park in a renewed bout of heavy fighting that sent thousands fleeing, according to the United Nations and park officials.<br />[...]<br />A park ranger described the takeover.<br /><br />"When the rebels started approaching the park station we thought we were all going to be killed," said Park Ranger Bareke Sekibibi, 29, who spoke by cell phone from the forest earlier as he fled, according to the park statement.</blockquote>A Virunga Park ranger in the Congo <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/26/congo.gorillapark/#cnnSTCVideo">describes the fighting in this video</a>, as mortars burst repeatedly in the background.<br /><br />The new <a href="http://gorilla.cd/2008/10/26/congo-rebels-seize-park-hq-at-rumangabo-after-intense-fighting/">Gorilla.CD website</a> will have ongoing updates from the area.<div class="blogger-post-footer">---
Originally published at http://anotherchancetosee.blogspot.com</div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.com0