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AKAGERA NATIONAL PARK IN RWANDA
The park is located at lower altitudes on the Tanzanian border, Akagera is dominated scenically by a labyrinth of swamps and lakes that follow the meandering course of the Akagera River, one of the main sources of the River Nile. Giraffe and zebra haunt the savannah alongside more than a dozen types of antelope, such as the diminutive oribi and the world's largest antelope, the eland. Pods of hippopotami splutter throughout the day while outsized crocodiles soak up the sun with their vast jaws agape. Along the lake shores are some of the continent's densest concentrations of water birds, while the marshes are home to the endangered bird species like the exquisite papyrus gonolek and the bizarre shoe-bill, probably the most eagerly sought of all African birds.
Habitats: Bush Savannah tangled with acacia and branchystagia woodlands with stands of Euphorbia candlehbrum, patches of rolling grasslands, riverine, lakes and swamps.
To the west of the park are hills reaching to elevations of 1600m-1800m above sea level
VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK
The park is the county’s most famous national park where Dian Fossey had her research base for many years. Home to the world famed mountain gorillas. The Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda is the most famous area in Rwanda, world re known for being the home of approximately half of the worlds remaining mountain gorillas. Tracking the mountain gorilla is, according to us, one of the absolute highlights of a journey anywhere in Africa! The thrill and excitement when meeting these gentle giants cannot be explained - it simply has to be experienced. Volcanoes National Park is part of the Virunga Mountains, which is a range of six extinct and three active volcanoes situated in Rwanda, Uganda and The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The park is approximately 13,000 hectares and was formed 1929 during the Belgian colonial times, it was then named Albert National Park and extended into DRC.
NYUNGWE FOREST NATIONAL PARK
Rising above the shores of Lake Kivu in southwestern Rwanda, Nyungwe National Park is the largest montane rain forest in Africa. The Park covers more than 1000 square kilometers of rugged terrain, spanning an altitudinal range from 1600 to 1950 m. (5200–9680 feet). It is covered with a complex mosaic of diverse vegetation types —from tall, closed-canopy forest to open, flower-filled marshes. This variety of plant life is accompanied by an equally rich assortment of animals, most notably the many species of colorful birds and monkeys. Nyungwe’s overall biological diversity has earned it a place on many lists of priority sites for conservation in Africa. The diversity of life found in Nyungwe is due to a combination of several ecological factors. First, as the Ice Ages caused the drying of lower-altitude African forests as recently as 10,000 years ago, the mountainous backbone bordering the western branch of the great African Rift served as a moist refuge to forest plants and animals. Nyungwe constitutes a significant portion of this lush, central core, which subsequently served as a source for re-colonization of the central African lowland forests existing today. Second, the forest is situated in a region where several large-scale biogeographical zones meet.This results in a unique and diverse assemblage of species originating from Tanzania, the Ethiopian region, and the Congo Basin.
Finally, the varied topography, different soils, and broad altitudinal range found in Nyungwe provide a great span of microhabitats for many different species of plants and animals to cohabitate. Tall, complex forest covers the more fertile soils, and is particularly pronounced in moist valleys. Dry ridges support smaller trees, often combined with thickets. Bamboo blankets much of the extreme southeastern portion of the park. Flooded forests, marshes, and open herbaceous slopes are interspersed throughout. The fauna of Nyungwe reflects this floral diversity. The park contains at least 275 species of birds, many of which are found only in dense forest. Thirteen types of primates reside here, including rare owl-faced monkeys and hundreds of endangered eastern chimpanzees. Black and white colobus monkeys travel in groups of up to 400 individuals. Groups this large are extraordinary for this species or any arboreal primate. Many other mammals such as leopards, servals, genets, hyrax, bush pigs, and duikers live in Nyungwe, but they are less numerous and tend to be much more difficult to observe. Aside from preserving the diverse flora and fauna in Nyungwe, conservation of the forest is important for scientific and sociological reasons, too.