A recent census conducted by the Uganda Wildlife Authority has confirmed the presence of 426 chimpanzees in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, highlighting the remarkable biodiversity of one of Africa’s most important conservation areas.
The 2025 Bwindi Chimpanzee Census, carried out in collaboration with conservation partners including the Jane Goodall Institute, represents the first comprehensive effort to estimate chimpanzee numbers in the park. The results show that chimpanzees are widely distributed throughout the forest, further strengthening the park’s ecological significance.
Importantly for tourism, the survey revealed that chimpanzees are particularly concentrated in the northern sector of the park, creating new opportunities to develop chimpanzee-focused trekking experiences in this area.