Mountain
Gorilla populations are recovering in their East African mountain strongholds,
thanks to the Rwandan government's conservation management efforts.
The
Virunga Mountains, which cross the borders of Rwanda, the Democratic Republic
of Congo, and Uganda, are home to the majority of Gorillas. After years of
poaching, deforestation, and disease, the International Union for Conservation
of Nature (IUCN) designated the species as critically endangered. In 2018, as
population numbers began to improve, the IUCN re-evaluated the species and
decided to add it to the endangered species list.
One
of the species' habitats is Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park. Mountain Gorillas
have expanded their habitat outside the national park's boundaries as their
population has grown, prompting local officials to explore expanding the park's
territory by roughly 23%.
"These
mountain gorillas are outside today, as you can see (the park). Extending the
park for the health of the wild animals we have here would be a fantastic
initiative "a member of the park's staff stated.
Rwanda's
government has implemented conservation efforts, such as assisting local
residents in coexisting with gorillas.
"Because
we have programs like tourism revenue sharing, I want to underline the
necessity of governance. We have policies in place to deal with human-wildlife
conflict. The compensation program is mentioned below. As a result, all of
these regulations are critical in transforming communities from poachers to
conservationists "According to Prosper Uwingeli, the Volcanoes National
Park's chief park warden.
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