The Most popular mountain gorilla conservation bodies In Bwindi.
Bwindi impenetrable National park lies in the south western region of Uganda and covers over 331 sq kilometres all with both montane and low land forests.
The forest is believed to have existed for over 25 , 000 years ago with diverse wildlife species.
Bwindi is famous to the world because of its mountain gorillas with 20 gorilla families available for trekking by tourists.
Bwindi has about 459 individuals more than half of those remaining in the wild. Some of the gorilla groups are available for habituation.
The park also provides shelter to other primates such as chimpanzees , baboons , black colobus monkey among others.
Other mammals include elephants , leopards and antelopes.
The park also habits over 400bird species such as horn bills and Turacos , green tinkerbird , cinnamon -chested bee eaters , mou and yellow streaked green bulls , red faced woodland warbler , white toiled fly catcher and white browed , living in the forest.
Bwindi forest has its first inha that are the Batwa people who settled in the forest 400, 00 years ago .
Bwindi Is the most popular and most visited forest in n Uganda because of the mountain gorillas and the diverse wild animals.
Bwindi receives about 20,000 tourists per year or more most of which visit mountain gorillas.
Most popular mountain gorilla conservation bodies in Bwindi.
1. Uganda wildlife Authority
Uganda wildlife Authority is a government agency in charge of National parks and all wildlife and is super by the ministry of Tourism , wildlife and Antiquities.
It is in charge of issuing gorilla permits that authorize tourists both within and outside the cou to go gorilla trekking in Bwindi.
In n year 1991 , the Uganda wildlife Authority established Bwindi as a national park and it remains the leading body to protect these endangered gorillas in Bwindi .
Uganda wildlife Authority has issued protection to the park to reduce poaching of wild animals through deployment of drones , enforcing strict laws against poaching among others.
2. International Gorilla Conservation Programme
International Gorilla Conservation Programme is group of international organisations with the ini3 to ensure long term survi3 of endangered mountain gorillas in Uganda , Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo because of the joining of forces with national and local partners .
The establishment of this programme has enhanced social and political support for conservation as well as improved tourism revenge sharing among communities and improved effectiveness in management in Bwindi.
3. Conservation Through Public Health
Conservation Through Public Health is a Ugandan based organisation that is leading in gorilla and wildlife conservation in the area of health of wildlife and ecosystems.
The mission of conservation through Public health is to work effortlessly in maintaining gorilla health and securing their habitats.
This organisation has 3 major projects which are
Wildlife health monitoring , improving human health and family planning in the vicint of gorilla habits to protect gorillas from diseases and information , education and communication projects in remote areas where the body sims to benefit local communities.
4.Institute of tropical forest conservation
This body is a Uganda rese institute aiming to conse3 biodiversity and sustainable management of natural resources in Bwindi.
This organization was started in 1991 as a research institute and has done a great work in conservation of the Albertine Rift and neighbouring local communities.
Tourist activities
Bird watching
Gorilla trekking
Gorilla habituation
Hiking
Nature walks
Community walks
Accommodation
Volcanoes Bwindi lodge
Sanctuary Gorilla forest camp
Buhoma lodge
Clouds mou gorilla lodge
Mahogany springs safari lodge
Remarkably , these bodies have played a great role in ensuring the survival of wild species in Bwindi thus making it the most popular and visited in Uganda.
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