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Uganda Wildlife Authority Leases out Pien-Upe wildlife reserve

December 18, 2008 by admin  
Filed under Gorilla Tourism

Uganda is seeing a great increase in the number of tourists coming into the country and it is reaping huge from this service industry. In an effort to improve the local tourism industry and bring it to International Standards, UWA, has embarked on awarding management of some of the local reserves to [...]

Using bees to protect mountain gorillas

December 13, 2008 by admin  
Filed under Gorilla Tourism

The International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP) in an effort to help in protecting the critically endangered mountain gorillas found in the forest regions of Bwindi and Mgahinga gorilla national parks have now launched a bee-rearing project to help the local communities in the environs of these national parks find alternatives of making money as well [...]