Baby gorillas had named in colourful Rwanda annual event

 

Twenty baby mountain gorillas have given names in a colourful festival in the foothills of the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda’s Musanze district in the north of the country mean North Ruwanda.

A new gorilla family was also named at the 18th edition of gorilla naming ceremony.

The naming is symbolic, and gorillas are coming to the event.

Thousands of Rwandans gathered to celebrate the special day givened to the rare mountain primates.

Babies from several gorilla families were given names either with a Rwandan cultural names or with references to the importance of conservations.

International celebrities including conservationists and broadcasters, sports people, actors and musicians look for part in the naming ceremony.

Prince Charles joined the event virtually and named a male baby gorilla Ubwuzuzanye – which means harmony and peace.

In a brief message played at the event, the Prince of Wales said that the restoration of harmony and balance between nature, people and the planet is the most critical issue facing humanity.

More than 250 baby gorillas have been named since 2005 in several times of Kwita Izina – which means "to give a name" in Kinyarwanda.

Gorilla conservation in east Africa’s great lakes region suffered from poaching and habitat encroachment for decades.

But the last 20 years, the great apes have recovered from the brink of extinction.

Just over 1,000 gorillas are found in the region, the only place in the world that is their natural habitat.