THE VIRUNGA MASSIF: VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK & MGAHINGA NATIONAL PARK. Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda are integral parts of the Virunga Massif, a chain of dormant volcanoes spanning the borders of Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These parks are renowned for their shared ecosystems, […]

Kasenyi plains are found in Queen Elizabeth National Park the most visited Uganda’s national park in Kasese district of the Rwenzururu sub-region in the southwestern region of Uganda. Kasenyi is approximately 49 Kilometres by road, southeast of Kasese town. Kasenyi plains are open savannah grasslands area around Kazinga Channel, a fresh water channel that connects […]

Dian Fossey, January 16,1932 –December 26,1985 was an American primatologist and conservationist known for undertaking a detailed study of mountain gorillas’ groups from 1966 until her murder in 1985. She could study them daily in the mountain forests of Rwanda, actually encouraged to work there by paleoanthropologist louis Leakey. Gorillas in the mist, a book […]