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Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, despite its modest size of 321 square kilometres, is vitally significant as it harbours the biggest population of critically endangered mountain gorillas globally. The park houses around one-third of the 1,000 individuals now alive, while the remainder resides in the Virunga conservation area, which is jointly managed by Rwanda and Congo. For additional information regarding gorillas and the experience of visiting one of Bwindi’s ten habituated gorilla groups, refer to Tracking Gorillas: The Bigger Conservation Picture.

Bwindi, located on the periphery of the Rift Valley in southwestern Uganda, was founded in 1991 as a conservation initiative to protect mountain gorillas. Three years later, this island of residual forest—one of Africa’s most affluent and ancient, perhaps 25,000 years old—was designated by UNESCO as a natural World Heritage Site.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, despite its modest size of 321 square kilometres, is vitally significant as it harbours the biggest population of critically endangered mountain gorillas globally. The park houses around one-third of the 1,000 individuals now alive, while the remainder resides in the Virunga conservation area, which is jointly managed by Rwanda and Congo. For additional information regarding gorillas and the experience of visiting one of Bwindi’s ten habituated gorilla groups, refer to Tracking Gorillas: The Bigger Conservation Picture.

Bwindi, located on the periphery of the Rift Valley in southwestern Uganda, was founded in 1991 as a conservation initiative to protect mountain gorillas. Three years later, this island of residual forest—one of Africa’s most affluent and ancient, perhaps 25,000 years old—was designated by UNESCO as a natural World Heritage Site.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, despite its modest size of 321 square kilometres, is vitally significant as it harbours the biggest population of critically endangered mountain gorillas globally. The park houses around one-third of the 1,000 individuals now alive, while the remainder resides in the Virunga conservation area, which is jointly managed by Rwanda and Congo. For additional information regarding gorillas and the experience of visiting one of Bwindi’s ten habituated gorilla groups, refer to Tracking Gorillas: The Bigger Conservation Picture.