Today we had another HUGO (Human Gorilla Conflict Resolution) Volunteer workshop with the Mukono, Bujengwe, Kwenda parishes. We waited for the officials from UWA to arrive before we began.
Expectations of the meeting were listed and Dr. Gladys said what would be covered and delegated other tasks.
Beth's flip charts were used again for this workshop, so it was a mix of relaxation and boredom during the speeches.
New news: A Lowland Gorilla in Congo was found to have HIV. A person must have eaten a gorilla and got HIV. They are trying to figure out if the gorilla has a dormant form of HIV which mutated when it went into the human. How did the gorilla get it? Dormant? One good thing can come out of this, maybe people will not eat gorillas for fear of contracting HIV.
After the workshop we dropped off some of the UWA officials and looked at some property that Dr. Gladys was thinking of purchasing. The land has beautiful views of the mountains and is on a slope. Some concerns are the MTN antennae which will be built nearby and there is fear of radiation, the rainy seasons effect of the foundations, and we are still unsure of the acreage.
Wow seriously crazy cool "New news" right there.
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