Rwanda: Volcanoes Park to Acquire 10,000 Hectares for Expansion

The Government has announced plans to expand the Volcanoes National Park owing to its growing population.

Figures from the Rwandan Development Board (RDB) indicate that the Gorilla population in Virunga massive scaled up from 380 in 2003 to 480 in 2010 while the recent population census of 2016 indicated that they have topped 600, of which a larger part resides in Volcanoes National Park.

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