Hirwa mountain gorilla family was formed in 2006 with some members from Sabinyo mountain gorilla family and others from Agashya gorilla family also known as group 13. If you seem to always be a lucky person then this is the gorilla family to trek while in Rwanda.
The Hirwa mountain gorilla family can be trekked in Volcanoes national park Rwanda, the group derives its name from a local Kinyarwanda word to mean “Lucky one” because the group was formed out of luck.Hirwa mountain gorilla family is indeed lucky as it received a set of twins on 2011.
Hirwa mountain gorilla inhabits areas around mount Gahinga and mount Sabinyo slopes. It should be noted that numbers in gorilla families keep on changing due to many reasons like separation, death, new births and so much more. Hirwa mountain gorilla family currently has 16 members with one silverback.
Sabinyo gorilla family.
Sabinyo mountain gorilla family is the family where some members of Hirwa gorilla family came from, the group inhabits the mountain slopes of mount Sabinyo and mount Gahinga dominated by a famous silverback Guhonda that is the largest and heaviest silverback in Volcanoes national park weighing 220 kilograms. The group is one of the easiest groups to trek and derives its name from mount Sabinyo.
Agashya gorilla family
Agashya mountain gorilla family also sometimes known as group 13 as it was named because of the initial number it had at the time of habituation. This group is now named after the dominating silverback called Agashya meaning “News” Agashya took over from Nyakarimawho dominated the group at the time of habituation.
Agashya managed to expand the group to 27 individuals, he’s a very ambitious silverback who likes fighting other groups to grab females, he’s also found of leading the group to higher elevations in case he senses danger. Some members from Hirwa mountain gorilla family were from Agashya family.
Gorilla permits
Gorilla permits are cards issued in order to allow one to trek mountain gorillas, permits in Rwanda cost $1500. People with communicable diseases like cough will not be allowed to trek mountain gorillas because they can transmit the disease to gorillas and they can die in numbers because if low immune system.
