The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is a large primeval forest located in south-western Uganda and is located in three districts of Kisoro, Kabale and Kanungu . The Bwindi forest is on the edge of the Albertine Rift , the western branch of the East African Rift , at elevations ranging from 1,160 to 2,607 metres (3,806 to 8,553 ft). The forest contains around 160 species of trees and over 100 species of ferns. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Reserve was set up in 1942 on the rim of the Rift Valley.
11-498: Bwindi may refer to: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest , a primeval forest located in southwestern Uganda Bwindi Impenetrable National Park , a park containing much of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Bwindi gorilla , a population of mountain gorillas found in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest The 1999 Bwindi massacre of eight Western tourists to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park by
22-482: A daily basis into different sections of the forest so that trekkers can see the mountain gorillas and in so doing generate necessary funds for the protection of these endangered primates. The Batwa people lost their traditional hunting grounds through the establishment of the park. Craig Stanford Craig Stanford is Professor of Biological Sciences and Anthropology at the University of Southern California . He
33-503: Is also a Research Associate in the herpetology section of the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum. He is known for his field studies of the behavior, ecology and conservation biology of chimpanzees, mountain gorillas and other tropical animals, and has published more than 140 scientific papers and 17 books on animal behavior, human evolution and wildlife conservation. He is best known for his field study of
44-525: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bwindi Impenetrable Forest The name Bwindi is derived from the Runyakitara word Mubwindi and means "a place full of darkness". This name comes from the extensive stands of bamboo interspersed amongst the larger forest hardwoods. The bamboo and thick ground cover of ferns, vines, and other plant growth severely hinder direct access on foot. Also known as
55-734: Is on the board of the Turtle Conservancy. Stanford received his BA in anthropology and zoology at Drew University , his MA in anthropology at Rutgers University , and his PhD in anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley in 1990. He taught at the University of Michigan and joined the University of Southern California in 1992. He has received numerous grants from the National Science Foundation, National Geographic Society, Wenner Gren Foundation, Leakey Foundation, among others. He has also received several major teaching and research awards at USC. He lectures widely in
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77-512: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as a World Heritage Site for its biological significance. At present the forest is believed to contain 120 mammals species, 348 bird species, 220 butterfly species and 27 frog species. Included among the mammals are forest elephants and yellow-backed duikers . While mountain gorillas are the most notable of the forest's primates (provides shelter to more than half
88-682: The "Place of Darkness", the forest is on the edge of the western arm of the Great Rift Valley , only a few kilometers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) border and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the Virunga Mountains . The forest is one of the most biologically diverse areas on Earth. Half of the world's population of the highly endangered mountain gorillas live within its borders. The forest has been recognized by
99-641: The park's Jane Goodall Research Center . The forest is the traditional home of the Batwa people , a marginalized community within Ugandan society. In 1991, the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park was established, adjacent to the Uganda, Rwanda and DRC border region. The park was created to protect the forest's mountain gorilla population from poachers and habitat destruction . Gorilla treks are led on
110-542: The predator–prey ecology of chimpanzees and the animals they hunt in Gombe National Park, Tanzania, and for his long term study of the behavior and ecology of chimpanzees and mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park , Uganda. He is also a herpetologist and involved in research and conservation of tortoises and turtles. He is Chair of the IUCN SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group, and
121-700: The world’s population of Mountain Gorillas), other residents include chimpanzees , blue monkeys , l’Hoest’s monkeys , red-tailed monkeys , vervet monkeys and black-and-white colobus monkeys . The forest's birds include great blue turacos , black-billed turacos , black bee-eaters , African green broadbills , handsome francolins , African black ducks and Cassin’s grey flycatchers , white- tailed blue flycatcher, brown-necked parrot, white-bellied robin chat. The forest has been described as "Riven by disputes and crosshatched by historical, political, and biological borders" by researcher Craig Stanford , co-director of
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