Gorilla baby boom gives Ugandan national park hope; Reuters
A ‘baby boom’ among gorillas in a Ugandan national park shows conservation efforts are succeeding despite the menace of poaching, and other threats to the country’s wildlife.
A ‘baby boom’ among gorillas in a Ugandan national park shows conservation efforts are succeeding despite the menace of poaching, and other threats to the country’s wildlife.
Bwindi is home to over half of the world’s population of the endangered mountain gorillas, and over 120 mammal species.
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Bwindi impenetrable was gazetted as a National Park in 1991 and declared a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site in 1994. It is one of those few places on earth where animals (both wild and tame), hills, rivers, water-falls, forests and humans coexist magnificently in such a harmony.
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The world’s a spectacular place, full of hidden and overt beauty in every corner. But beauty’s also subjective. It’d be impossible to get a unanimous decision on the most beautiful places around the world — but CNN’s list is a good start to plan your travels. From lush African forests…
Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest has been ranked by CNN as the world’s beautiful place…
Source: Uganda tops CNN’s list of beautiful places worldwide
These are CNN Travel’s picks for the world’s 25 most beautiful places — from a lush African forest and a vast Latin American desert to a watery Balkan paradise and an ancient Middle Eastern city.
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Uganda’s mineral industry has enjoyed a spectacular surge in recent years.