DR CONGO ~ Kahuzi-Biega National Park - UNESCO ~

... FanTasTic new African National Park postcard nr2💙... this park is famous as one of the largest and last refuge of the highly endangered Eastern Lowland (Grauer's) Gorillas... the largest of all gorillas... it was a nice surprise to discover that the park was established by Adrien Deschryver, a Belgian photographer and conservationist who ranks alongside Dian Fossey as one of the great protectors of the world’s endangered gorilla population... gorilla trekking is one of the park's most popular attraction🦍... on encounter with the gorillas on the trek, visitors are allowed 1 hour to enjoy the mighty creatures... unfortunately due to many years of violence in the region, logging in the forest, illegal mines and poaching of these animals is reducing the population of this already critically endangered species...Thanks a million Deo and Mike!! (✿ ♥‿♥)

"There is more meaning and mutual understanding in exchanging a glance with a gorilla than with any other animal I know."                                                                                              Sir David Attenborough

Kahuzi-Biega National Park lies near the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo next to Lake Kivu in the town of Bakavu. The park measures about 6,000 sq km, one of the largest national parks in the DR Congo and was established in 1970.

This National Park is made up of two great extinct volcanoes of Mount Kahuzi and Mount Biega.The park consists of two sections, the lowland (closed for visits) and the highland (open for visits).

The eastern lowland gorilla, also known as Grauer’s gorilla, is the largest of the four gorilla subspecies. It is distinguished from other gorillas by its stocky body, large hands and short muzzle. Despite its size, eastern lowland gorillas subsist mainly on fruit and other herbaceous materials, just like other gorilla subspecies.

The park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in1980.

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