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The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is a large primeval forest located in south-western Uganda and is located in three districts of Kisoro, Kabale and Kanungu. The Bwindi forest is on the edge of the Albertine Rift , the western branch of the East African Rift , at elevations ranging from 1,160 to 2,607 metres (3,806 to 8,553 ft).
In 1991, the Impenetrable Central Forest Reserve, along with the Mgahinga Gorilla Reserve and the Rwenzori Mountains Reserve, was designated as a national park and renamed the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. [1] [4]: 233 It covered an area of 330.8 square kilometres (127.7 sq mi).
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, a primeval forest located in southwestern Uganda; Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, a park containing much of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest; Bwindi gorilla, a population of mountain gorillas found in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest; The 1999 Bwindi massacre of eight Western tourists to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park by ...
The Batwa of Uganda were forest dwellers who lived by gathering and hunting as their main source of food. Dancing Batwa in Uganda. They are believed to have lived in the Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga National parks that border the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda living mainly in areas bordering other Bantu Tribes.
Name Type IUCN Area km2 Area sq mi Region Year Gazetted Bwindi Impenetrable: National Park II 331 128 Western: 1991 Kibale forest park: National Park: II: 370 [1]: 100
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The Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation (ITFC) is a post-graduate research institute based in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, [1] in south-western Uganda.The institute is a semi-autonomous part of Mbarara University of Science and Technology and is focused on research, training, and monitoring for conservation management in the Albertine Rift ecoregion.
Uganda is home to a vast number of species, including a population of mountain gorillas in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, gorillas and golden monkeys in the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, and hippos in the Murchison Falls National Park. [79] Jackfruit can also be found throughout the country. [80]