I agree. As beguiling as it must be to get so close to these beautiful creatures, it is worrisome - not for the humans but for the safety of the gorillas.
My fear is that these beautiful gorilla's will get so accustomed to humans being around them that they will not fear people and won't be able to protect themselves from human poachers. Even if the gorilla's are in protected areas poachers still get the gorilla's at times. I think it's safer for the wild life to have people completely away from them
your fear is warranted....though they do have patrols out constantly looking for criminal poachers...but..remember..it is no longer possible to avoid gorilla treks..since it is an over 400 million dollar a year business that pays villages and buys food that would be used by gorillas land to grow.....that money is what allows these majestic animals their land to live as nature intended.....
Actually the way they metabolise their diet pretty much makes them drunk all the time, well more like if they were on benzos lol. They eat and chill, it’s a pretty nice life style
Absolutely NOT..TRUE.! They are, like all "creatures of other species", WILD ANIMALS and can and will sometimes go berserk...! All the tourists with deep pockets are competing for the CLOSEST SPOT NEAR THE GORILLAS.. and they will have one day an unprovoked attack...!! Also humanoids carry diseases that could easily wipe out a whole family of these beautifyl anumals..!
We were told there was around 20 families in this area, half were off limits to the tourists and only rangers and researches had access with masks. The other half were used for tourism visits. Although us tourists were there for the first time you need to understand there are local people living in or near by so they always have contact with humans to some extent.
I am not better than other people and would pay dearly to get close to these critters. BUT..this is not a smart safari.. The gorillas (or any other wild animal) are just that ANIMALS.! 1) they can catch a disease from us and get wiped out 2)should a mother fear for her progeny she might attack.... and what would happen then..?would the wardens and guards go to the extreme and euthanise an innocent animal for having behaved like an animal...? These tourists with deep pockets were TOO CLOSE All the safaris must be policed for enforcing common- sense rules.. If not, you can bet that "s..t" will happen..and i pity the gorillas..!
I arranged it all on my own, from Permit from the Rwanda tourism office to the transport to the town, then you need 4x4 on the day. Sorry I cannot help too much.
For all these videos were everyone is giggling and snapping photos, I wonder how many end up with people being pummeled to death messing with them in their home just for a picture and an “experience”?
The money these tourists pay keep these animals safe from poachers. If their money disappears, so do these animals... As far as wondering about fatal gorilla attacks, last I'd checked, the internet would be a great place to look...
These are habitated gorillas being used to human presence. Before the tourist they were constantly observed by scientist and even veterinarians too. Gorillas are anyway calm and passive creatures not looking for troubles unless they are not feel threatened or challenged. The access to gorilla trakking is extremely limited btw. There are only small groups allowed per day per gorilla group. The time with the gorillas is limited only up to one hour. You cannot enter whenever you like, so you need to book a special permit from the wildlife authorities. It costs between 500 to 800 $ per single entry. So you won't meet the typical Instagram tourists there. And it's not for everybody. It's not like a zoo or safari. You walk through the jungle in the company of rangers. There is never a 100% chance of even finding the gorilla group you search for as they move around in search for food. Sometimes you can spot them after a one hour trail and sometimes it needs seven or eight hours walk within a dense jungle, which is not a walk in the park. And the fees paid by tourist are used for the national park and gorilla protection.
Tourists..... please leave these gorillas in peace. take your cameras, chatter, gawking and money and go. Support a wildlife fund with what it cost to go and interrupt these gentle creatures.
Exactly. this is nothing short of ridiculous and is hard to watch these animals being so disrespected like this. "What are we going to do with all of our money today dear?" "Oh I know lets go to the African forests and gawk, taunt and traumatize some peaceful 500 lb gorillas. INSANE
Wealthy people doing wealthy people things... shame on you... For my own selfish reasons I find myself wishing that those gorillas would rip them new a$$es... but I know that would only bring harm to them at an even greater scale... shame on them all...
Sure it would be best to limit the gorillas interactions with humans but also remember these wealthy people paying money for this experience goes a long way into funding the gorillas protection and conservation.
@@aneeshmenon5885 Oh here we go again with the same old excuse....People give this same petty reason over and over and over again trying to justify imposing on the private life of these creatures and It is sickening absolute BS. You can clearly see these creatures do not want to be disturbed. They are in there world. YOU SHOULD NOT BE ALL UP IN THERE SPACE LIKE THAT. Shame on all of you cocky gorilla trekkers with absolutely no boundaries what so ever. These gorillas need to be left alone period. If the wealthy actually really cared about them they would NOT BE BOOKING THESE ADRENALINE RUSH TREK TRIPS and just contribute money so their privacy and their land stays safe instead of having to be all up in there business disturbing their family life and babies peace of mind.. Unbelievable the disrespect for our wild life is appalling. Maybe if one of those silverbacks has enough of your shenanigans and bitch slaps your soul into a factory reset maybe then you'll think twice about invading their space and privacy. You can spend hours on the internet looking for a gorilla trek where a human got hurt but you wont find one because these behemoths are peaceful. Goes to show who the real animal is.
Why so hostile? It looks like a shared experience to me. I'm afraid this interaction is the only way to guard against their demise. Remember the production of cell phones is exceedingly more important to the masses than gorillas are.
I agree. As beguiling as it must be to get so close to these beautiful creatures, it is worrisome - not for the humans but for the safety of the gorillas.
Excellent film....Thank you for sharing.....
So adorable 😍 💖 💕 💓
My fear is that these beautiful gorilla's will get so accustomed to humans being around them that they will not fear people and won't be able to protect themselves from human poachers. Even if the gorilla's are in protected areas poachers still get the gorilla's at times. I think it's safer for the wild life to have people completely away from them
your fear is warranted....though they do have patrols out constantly looking for criminal poachers...but..remember..it is no longer possible to avoid gorilla treks..since it is an over 400 million dollar a year business that pays villages and buys food that would be used by gorillas land to grow.....that money is what allows these majestic animals their land to live as nature intended.....
Agree with you ✌🏻💖
You may very carefully these gorilla they can attack humans they just wanted protection of gorilla children.
The gorilla who was laying down:
Let me lay down is this a good angle?
Lots of posts against this practice but I believe its what is keeping them alive and not on someone's dinner menu. I'm all for it.
Thanks for the love friend much love from Rwanda
No worries. We have to keep these creatures thriving in the wild. I don't like seeing them in zoos!
gorilla are calm animals.
Actually the way they metabolise their diet pretty much makes them drunk all the time, well more like if they were on benzos lol. They eat and chill, it’s a pretty nice life style
Absolutely NOT..TRUE.!
They are, like all "creatures of other species",
WILD ANIMALS
and can and will sometimes go berserk...!
All the tourists with deep pockets are competing for the CLOSEST SPOT NEAR THE GORILLAS..
and they will have one day an unprovoked attack...!!
Also humanoids carry diseases that could easily wipe out a whole family of these beautifyl anumals..!
Four million years ago, our ancestors were kind of like them. We even had pelts.
kinda like them?..dude humans are gorillas
O HUMANO LEVANDO EU SUAS DOENÇAS AOS ANIMAIS. QUIETOS NA NATUREZA
How difficult was this trek?
I want to do this.
Estes gorilas parecem tão calmos......
I wonder why you all don’t have to wear a mask around the nose and mouth.
We were told there was around 20 families in this area, half were off limits to the tourists and only rangers and researches had access with masks. The other half were used for tourism visits. Although us tourists were there for the first time you need to understand there are local people living in or near by so they always have contact with humans to some extent.
Its. Nice to see people with cameras and not guns 🦍🦍🦍😊😊
I thought this said "Random Gorilla Twerk"
I love this vídeos...Relax baby....
ชอบดูคลิปกอลิล่ามากๆพวกเขาน่ารักฉลาดมากๆค่ะ
And always these phones.... 🙄
Gorilla : 00:35 hey there! Your colony are on vacation too? I guess we'll be at the same trek, you look like my younger brother bob by the way
hi do you have the tour company name? was it a good experience?
Since they spend so much of their time on the ground, do they also sleep on the ground? or in the trees?
I am not better than other people and would pay dearly to get close to these critters. BUT..this is not a smart safari..
The gorillas (or any other wild animal) are just that
ANIMALS.!
1) they can catch a disease from us and get wiped out
2)should a mother fear for her progeny she might attack....
and what would happen then..?would the wardens and guards go to the extreme and euthanise an innocent animal for having behaved like an animal...?
These tourists with deep pockets were TOO CLOSE
All the safaris must be policed for enforcing common- sense rules..
If not, you can bet that "s..t"
will happen..and i pity the gorillas..!
you are a chicken... stay home huddling under your bed like a scared baby.
These people are selfish. If you really care about them you leave them alone .
I arranged it all on my own, from Permit from the Rwanda tourism office to the transport to the town, then you need 4x4 on the day. Sorry I cannot help too much.
Thank you,I appreciate your efforts
Это Кавказ?
For all these videos were everyone is giggling and snapping photos, I wonder how many end up with people being pummeled to death messing with them in their home just for a picture and an “experience”?
not your problem... it would be a cool way to go.
The money these tourists pay keep these animals safe from poachers. If their money disappears, so do these animals...
As far as wondering about fatal gorilla attacks, last I'd checked, the internet would be a great place to look...
These are habitated gorillas being used to human presence. Before the tourist they were constantly observed by scientist and even veterinarians too. Gorillas are anyway calm and passive creatures not looking for troubles unless they are not feel threatened or challenged. The access to gorilla trakking is extremely limited btw. There are only small groups allowed per day per gorilla group. The time with the gorillas is limited only up to one hour. You cannot enter whenever you like, so you need to book a special permit from the wildlife authorities. It costs between 500 to 800 $ per single entry. So you won't meet the typical Instagram tourists there. And it's not for everybody. It's not like a zoo or safari. You walk through the jungle in the company of rangers. There is never a 100% chance of even finding the gorilla group you search for as they move around in search for food. Sometimes you can spot them after a one hour trail and sometimes it needs seven or eight hours walk within a dense jungle, which is not a walk in the park. And the fees paid by tourist are used for the national park and gorilla protection.
Tourists..... please leave these gorillas in peace. take your cameras, chatter, gawking and money and go. Support a wildlife fund with what it cost to go and interrupt these gentle creatures.
Exactly. this is nothing short of ridiculous and is hard to watch these animals being so disrespected like this. "What are we going to do with all of our money today dear?" "Oh I know lets go to the African forests and gawk, taunt and traumatize some peaceful 500 lb gorillas. INSANE
Wealthy people doing wealthy people things... shame on you...
For my own selfish reasons I find myself wishing that those gorillas would rip them new a$$es... but I know that would only bring harm to them at an even greater scale... shame on them all...
Sure it would be best to limit the gorillas interactions with humans but also remember these wealthy people paying money for this experience goes a long way into funding the gorillas protection and conservation.
@@aneeshmenon5885 Oh here we go again with the same old excuse....People give this same petty reason over and over and over again trying to justify imposing on the private life of these creatures and It is sickening absolute BS. You can clearly see these creatures do not want to be disturbed. They are in there world. YOU SHOULD NOT BE ALL UP IN THERE SPACE LIKE THAT. Shame on all of you cocky gorilla trekkers with absolutely no boundaries what so ever. These gorillas need to be left alone period. If the wealthy actually really cared about them they would NOT BE BOOKING THESE ADRENALINE RUSH TREK TRIPS and just contribute money so their privacy and their land stays safe instead of having to be all up in there business disturbing their family life and babies peace of mind.. Unbelievable the disrespect for our wild life is appalling. Maybe if one of those silverbacks has enough of your shenanigans and bitch slaps your soul into a factory reset maybe then you'll think twice about invading their space and privacy. You can spend hours on the internet looking for a gorilla trek where a human got hurt but you wont find one because these behemoths are peaceful. Goes to show who the real animal is.
Why so hostile? It looks like a shared experience to me. I'm afraid this interaction is the only way to guard against their demise. Remember the production of cell phones is exceedingly more important to the masses than gorillas are.