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Kwita Izina Rwanda gorilla tours | Rwanda gorilla permits

The clock is now ticking down relentlessly towards the 08th edition of Kwita Izina,which is the Rwandan festival of the naming the young born mountain gorillas, is taking place in less than three weeks time. Conservation friends from across Eastern … Continue reading

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NYUNGWE RAIN FOREST ON WAY TO EXTINCTION (rwanda golden monkey tracking)

  Nyungwe rain forest in the south western region of Rwanda is progressively disappearing according to findings from the National University of Rwanda. However, The Government has decided to declare it a national reserve for tourists to support its conservation … Continue reading

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Gorilla trekking January 2012 Proves a Busy Time for Anti-Poaching Efforts

A Karisoke anti-poaching team member dismantles a snare. The holiday season and beginning weeks of the new year is notoriously a busy time for anti-poaching efforts in the Virunga Massif region.  And 2012 is shaping up to be no different. … Continue reading

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FOREST GIVEN OUT FOR RESTORATION

Conservationists in Rwanda and the region were both pleased as well as surprised, when the Government of Rwanda through the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Rwanda Development Board earlier in the week signed a long term agreement with UK … Continue reading

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FLY 540 HITS MARKET WITH LOW FARE

The adverts this week by Fly 540 Uganda, offering an all inclusive fare of US Dollars 350 between Entebbe and Mombasa, is set to ignite another round of hotly contested competition on the route to the Kenyan coast, especially in … Continue reading

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KENYA TOURIST BOARD TO USE HIGH PROFILE ATHLETES AS AMBASSADORS

It was learned yesterday evening from regular sources in Nairobi that the Kenya Tourist Board was finalizing plans to turn their globally known and acclaimed distance runners into tourism ambassadors, when they travel abroad to participate in competitions. With the … Continue reading

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New forestry legislation bill in Rwanda’s Parliament

An amendment and major re-write to the outdated 1988 forestry bill was sent to parliament this week in Kigali Rwanda, aimed at creating a modern legal framework on forest protection and conservation through sustainable use of the country’s timber resources. … Continue reading

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Congolese Gorilla Poachers nabbed

Recently two Congolese poachers try their luck to come across the common border to Rwanda, laying snares and traps in the Volcanoes National Park, hoping to ‘get lucky’. Thankfully the Rwandan park rangers were alert, holidays or not, and nabbed … Continue reading

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Government to deploy tight security at Buganda Royal Tombs

Kasubi Tombs is a world heritage site where Buganda kings are buried therefore it provides both historical and cultural information about the kingdom. On 16 March 2010, these royal tombs were burnt down whereby the cause of the fire is … Continue reading

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Batwa pygmies want to be recognized by the Government

Jeofrey Nzito, Batwa Cultural leader, has demanded that the government of Uganda recognize him as a king. “I want the Government to recognize me and my subjects and facilitate me like it has done to other Kings in the country,” Nzito … Continue reading

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