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community involvement

KIRIMA COMMUNITY SECONDARY SCHOOL

KIRIMA COMMUNITY SECONDARY SCHOOL

As part of its Tourism Revenue Sharing benefits to the communities around the parks, Uganda Wildlife Authority has donated over 40 million Uganda shillings to schools in the region. With such high population density in the area, the pressure and demand for land for farming is greatly eased through education, as future generations have alternatives other than farming from which to earn a living

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conservation efforts

THE STATUS OF GOLDEN MONKEYS IN MGAHINGA

THE STATUS OF GOLDEN MONKEYS IN MGAHINGA

A researcher Sandra E. Gray shares her experience on her interaction with the Golden Monkeys in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. The researcher says these primates are endangered and endemic to this region, sharing their home range with the world famous Mountain Gorillas, as well as Buffalo, Forest Elephant and other species of Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians and Birds.

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ranger of the month

Sgt. Twinomugisha Deus

Sgt. Twinomugisha Deus

Sgt. Twinomugisha Deus as worked in the gorilla park since 1994. He began as a trainee community conservation ranger back then in Rubuguri. Due to his hard in sensitization of the community to abandon poaching and embrace the good conservation practices, he was posted to Ruhija sector as the in-charge.

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1.16

Silverback Bahati returns to Nkuringo Family

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10.11

FIRST REGIONAL FORUM FOR GREATER VIRUNGA TRANSBOUNDARY COLLABORATION HELD IN KAMPALA

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11.2

UGANDA VOTED AS THE BEST TOURIST DESTINATION

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Meet Bahati

Bahati

When the trackers named him luck, it was in celebration on the successful habituation of the Nkuringo group. Well, Bahati will need a great deal of good luck in the not-too-distant future. Things don’t look too bright for this mammal. Bahati is on th......more

bwindi in the news

USA TODAY - Recognizes Uganda's Gorillas KAMPALA, Uganda — Facebook has long been the place to keep up with your favorite party animals, but soon it'll help you keep up with real ones, too: Africa's endangered mountain gorillas.

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