Everything about Kahuzi-bi Ga National Park totally explained
Kahuzi-Biéga National Park is in eastern
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 50 km west of the town of
Bukavu in the
Kivu Region, near to the western side of
Lake Kivu and the
Rwandan border.
The park is one of the last refuges of the rare
Mountain Gorilla and was the original site where
Dian Fossey (protege of
Dr. Louis Leakey) studied gorillas before relocating to
Rwanda. Prior to conflicts which have plagued this part of Africa since the 1990's, only an estimated 600 gorillas remained throughout the range. As a result of the remaining gorilla population, the park was inscribed as a
UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980. It is likely that recent war in the region has taken a terrible toll on their numbers. One recent (
2005) estimate has suggested that as many as 60% of the population of nearly 300 recorded in Kahuzi-Biéga in
1990 may have perished. The ongoing fighting in the Congo has moved within the boundaries of the park causing looting, burning of the forest, and
poaching of the animals. Consequently the park was added to the list of World Heritage Sites in Danger in
1997.
The Park is named after two extinct volcanoes,
Mount Kahuzi (3,308 m) and
Mount Biéga (2,790 m). Mount Kahuzi is the highest in this part of
Kivu.
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