Danielle Wall

Gorillas in the mix: in search of Rwanda’s silverbacks

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Two hours into a muddy hike through Rwanda’s Nyungwe rainforest and though I’ve been barked at by a baboon, crossed rivers of fire ants and stepped over a foot-long centipede, I have yet to see any chimpanzees, which is the reason I’m here. 

My guide and our team of trackers are on the path ahead, armed with machetes, rifles and a walkie talkie.

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