Ntuyenabo Bishimwe
Protecting Mountain Gorillas and Virunga
Ntuyenabo from Rubare
About Me
21 Feb 2009
I started working for the park in 1996 – initially I was clearing paths in the forest. But before that I was simply working the fields as I came from a poor family and I could not find the means to study. I even ended up doing some poaching in the park. But it is not a comfortable life when you live in an illegal way. You always feel unsafe, and actually guilty. So in the mid-1990s my father was doing ... Read the full story »
- Age: 33
- Town: Rubare
- Supporting gorillas from 21 Feb 2009
ABOUT ME Field Team
I was born near Virunga and have 6 children 2 girls and 4 boys. I have been a Ranger since 1996.
gorilla.cd- Are YOU Protecting Virunga?March 15, 2010
- Villager Killed by Elephant Stealing CropsMarch 13, 2010
- Buhanga, the Solitary Silverback, is sickMarch 11, 2010
- Life is Good for the Gorilla OrphansMarch 10, 2010
- Visit One of Africa’s Most Active Volcanoes!March 8, 2010
- 7 Slaughtered Hippos - in February aloneMarch 3, 2010
- Purpose-built Briquette Warehouse To Boost Distribution & SalesFebruary 27, 2010
- Gorilla Orphans to Get Lush, Forest Home - Construction To Start In MarchFebruary 24, 2010
- Innocent’s Father is SickFebruary 23, 2010
- Video: Silverbacks searching for food in the bamboo belt of VirungaFebruary 22, 2010
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This website was funded by the European Union and the Prince Bernard Nature Fund.
This website was funded by the European Union and the Prince Bernard Nature Fund.