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A century on: how agents can do their part to conserve gorillas in Rwanda

Luxury hotels
Laura Millar
24 September 2025

The world-famous Volcanoes National Park celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, and contributing to its ongoing upkeep has never been more important, so how can agents be a part of its future?

Gorilla

Many of the Volcanoes National Park mountain gorillas live in the wild in the Virunga Conservation Area

Deep in the middle of the rainforest in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, we catch only the vaguest hints of what’s lurking behind a clump of leaves; a patch of black fur, a snout, a few fingers.

The group falls silent, barely breathing, as we strain to hear some very satisfying-sounding grunts and chomps; something in there is tucking heartily into lunch.