Thursday, June 10, 2010

Gorilla Naming Ceremony in Rwanda

One of the 14 babies named this year

The sixth annual baby gorilla naming ceremnony, Kwita Izina, was held in Rwanda on World Environment Day.

" The colourful ceremony, with a fusion of local and international touch, attracted people from many countries, including Japan, China, the United States as well as Hollywood stars.

"We celebrate the birth of baby gorillas because every birth is an important step towards achieving our vision to see the mountain gorillas move from being one of the world's most endangered species to being some of the world's best protected animals," said John Gara, Rwanda Development Board's CEO, in his opening remarks. "


This has to be the cutest ceremony ever.

AllAfrica.com Article


Treehugger.com Article

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