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Kwita Izina Gorilla Naming Ceremony
September 24, 2021
KWITA IZINA
This year’s Kwita Izina Gorilla Naming Ceremony will be held on World Gorilla Day on 24 September 2021.
The 17th Kwita Izina ceremony will be held under the theme ‘Conservation and Sustainable Tourism – A Foundation for Future Generations’.
The event will feature a virtual naming ceremony of 24 baby mountain gorillas born in the country’s Volcanoes National Park over the last 12 months. 328 baby gorillas have been named since the first Kwita Izina held in 2005.