Skip to content Skip to footer

Tourist Trekking continues to be the main financing source for Mountain Gorilla Conservation. In the protected areas; the impenetrable forests in Uganda, Rwanda, and The Democratic Republic of Congo, trekking is managed through a permits system meant to limit the number of tourists getting in proximity to the Gorillas. The increased demand for funding towards mountain Gorilla conservation has led to an increase in the number of permits made available annually by habituating more families. If not well managed this increase could cause social disturbance and stress to the gorillas, increase the risk of their exposure to human-borne diseases, and attenuate conservation efforts. This poses a challenge around how to create sustainable sources of non-trekking revenues to fund mountain gorilla conservation activities

My Gorilla Family

The Naturalist a Ugandan conservation company has launched the Home of the Gorillas Initiative, which seeks to commercialize activities to generate non-trekking revenues towards Gorilla conservation. Working in Uganda that is also home to more than 50% of the world’s remaining mountain Gorillas, The Naturalist is leveraging technology to enable global community engagement with the gorillas, thereby achieving alternative channels to fund gorilla conservation.

Overall Objectives

The Naturalist will achieve it’s objectives through a subscription-based “My Gorilla Family” mobile application that allows users to join a gorilla family and contribute to conservation by indulging in activities that a user would with their own family

Alternative Revenue Channels

Generate alternative revenue channels to trekking as a means to finance gorilla conservation

Increase Community Interest

Increase global community interest eand direct involvement in mountain gorilla conservation

Engage Surrounding Community

Increase ownership and interest in gorilla conservation by the communities that live in proximity to the gorillas

The Naturalist has a great team and an exclusive 5 - year contract to run non-trekking revenue generation activity with The Uganda Wildlife Authority

Our Family

Team experience brings a mix of commercializing technology in Uganda and Connection to the community living in proximity with the Gorillas

David GONAHASA

Co-Founder

Fidelis KANYAMUNYU

Co-Founder

Terence CHAMBATI

Co-Founder / COO

Adebayo FATOBA

CMO

Daniel OKALANY

Co-CTO