We conserve the mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable forest while improving the health and livelihoods of communities living near them.
Bwindi + Entebbe, Uganda
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Today, @SheratonKampala General Manager Jean-Philippe Bittencourt announced a new partnership with @CTPHuganda and @DoctorGladys, following last month's launch of her audiobook, Walking With Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet, and the #Zongo gorilla mascot campaign.
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Tourism supports mountain gorilla conservation in ways not always seen. Around Bwindi & Mgahinga, it provides livelihoods to locals and funds ranger patrols combat poaching.
Every visitor is part of the system keeping gorilla conservation going.
Happy #WorldTourismDay
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Happy #WorldGorillaDay from the Executive Director of #WildlifeClubsofUganda , Dr Taddeo Rusoke.
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We are grateful to @TotalEnergiesUG for sharing this special video celebrating mountain gorillas and the importance of their conservation.
Together with our partners, we continue to promote a future where gorillas, people and the environment thrive together. #WorldGorillaDay
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Hope you enjoy this message from our recent volunteer, Michelle Asbury, who spent time learning about our community health work and participated in our field lab tracing gorilla sample data to inform future interventions. Happy #WorldGorillaDay!
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Congratulations to #TeamGorilla for completing the 21km ranger race on Saturday, the 19th of Sep, wrapping up this year's Wildlife Ranger Challenge. Donations close on Sep 30, and every donation till then is matched.
Donate #ForWildlifeRangers today: wildlife.rangerchallenge.org…
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Today we're celebrating our Founder & CEO, Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, nominated for the #IndianapolisPrize, the world's top award for animal conservation, for her #OneHealth work in protecting Uganda's gorillas and the communities beside them. Congratulations, Dr Gladys!
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On 14 September 2026, we joined @VolcanoesSafari at the opening of the Bwindi Gorilla Conservation Centre, where CTPH is featured.
Congratulations to Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust for creating this space where Bwindi's visitors gorilla conservation work firsthand
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A proud moment for our founder and CEO Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka at the opening of the 4th African Primatological Society Congress in Cameroon, by the Guest of Honor Hon. Jules Doret Ndongo, Minister of Forestry and Wildlife,
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A full-circle moment: as the APS Vice President Dr. Gladys reconnected with Dr. Ekwoge who gave great opening remarks as the APS 2026 Chairperson of the organizing committee, the role she held in 2019, when CTPH hosted the 2nd APS Congress in Uganda!
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CTPH joins the people of Tooro Kingdom and all Ugandans in mourning the passing of His Majesty Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV. He liked wildlife and visited the mountain gorillas of Bwindi. We extend our deepest condolences to Royal Family and the entire Tooro Kingdom
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CTPH retweeted
One of the most exciting panels during my audiobook launch was with my youngest interviewers, Talia and Tendo.
Here is Part 1.
Twelve year old Talia, a nature conservationist and tourism enthusiast inspired by Dr Jane Goodall, Professor Wangari Maathai and Me! asked the serious questions
In Chapter 20 of Walking With Gorillas you talk about taking our message to the children. Beyond being passionate about conservation, how can young Africans see it as a career to create lasting change?
It’s important to inspire, encourage and support the children and youth to lead their own initiatives like Talia’s One Million Trees 🌳 where they have planted 620,000 trees over the past year! and engaging her as a Senior Ambassador of Little Hands 🙌 Go Green.
It is also possible to create a job for yourself in conservation, like I did when I convinced Dr Edroma to hire me as their first veterinary doctor at the Uganda Wildlife Authority 🦍 And having supportive parents makes a huge difference, like my mother, Hon Rhoda Kalema who supported me throughout my career. It is so inspiring to see Talia’s mum supporting her dreams.
Anyone can become a conservationist no matter what your profession is!
Your journey shows that protecting gorillas also means helping communities and engaging people from other sectors. How do we ensure that conservation remains relevant for future generations over the next 50 years?
It has to relate to the everyday person. Therefore we have to expand our reach because so many sectors affect conservation.
#WalkingWithGorillas
#ListenToWalkingWithGorillas
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CTPH retweeted
"We need to get more people interested in conservation because so many sectors affect conservation."-@DoctorGladys , Author of #WalkingWithGorillas
#ListenToWalkingWithGorillas via this link ↘️ linktr.ee/WalkingWithGorilla…
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CTPH retweeted
For decades, African conservation stories were mostly told through external lenses.
#WalkingWithGorillas flips the script as @DoctorGladys delivers her homegrown perspective on protecting Uganda’s natural heritage.
#ListenToWalkingWithGorillas here:
linktr.ee/WalkingWithGorilla…
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