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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).
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is important for the conservation of the afromontane fauna, especially species endemic to the Western Rift Valley's mountains. [14] It is thought to have one of the richest faunal communities in East Africa, including more than 350 bird species and more than 200 butterfly species. [ 1 ]
Almost half of Australia's identified old-growth forest is in NSW, mostly on public land. [5] More than 73% of Australia's identified old-growth forests are in formal or informal nature conservation reserves. [6] In 2001, Western Australia became the first state in Australia to cease logging in old-growth forests. [7]
The Bwindi Community Hospital, operated by a non-governmental organization, is located at the outskirts of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. The district has two Health Centre IVs, one located in Kanungu Town Council, Kanungu HCIV and the other one in Kihiihi Town Council Kihiihi HCIV, and ten government Health Centre IIIs at the sub-county level.
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 ...
Yellowstone National Park in the United States was the first national park in the world. [1] [2]This is a list of the number of national parks per nation, as defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
The forest clearance is ongoing and is a major threat to the ecology of the region, and to the forests as an important carbon store. [ 5 ] The violent political and rebel history of the region in recent times has also caused damage to the ecological balance, for example almost eliminating the population of African bush elephants from Virunga ...
Topography of Uganda The flower spike of Lobelia telekii can grow up to 3 metres (10 ft) tall. Uganda is a large country in East Africa lying on the equator.It is bounded by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, South Sudan to the north, Kenya to the east and Rwanda and Tanzania to the south.