Kahugye Family Group

Kahungye Family Group includes 13 members with 3 Silverbacks this group is found in the hills of the mountain and one of the newest Mountain Gorilla Group in the Rushaga sector. The group was launched in 2011 after a successful habituation which had 27 members with 3 Silverbacks however a member of the family Busingye broke off with some members causing the family to split off and reducing the number to 13 members.

Kahungye family is now lead by a silverback called ‘Gwigi ‘meaning door in local words.