Uganda's smallest national park; part of the Virunga volcanic massif shared with Rwanda and the DR Congo
Area
34 km²
Declared in
1991
Region
East Africa
Climate
Tropical, Montañoso
Best time
December to February
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Uganda's smallest national park; part of the Virunga volcanic massif shared with Rwanda and the DR Congo
Declared in 1991, Mgahinga is the smallest national park in Uganda and forms part of the Virunga volcanic massif, shared with neighbouring Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with no physical borders for wildlife between the three countries. It is one of the few places in the world where both the mountain gorilla and the golden monkey can be tracked, the latter a primate endemic to this volcanic range.
Location
See on the interactive map8 species documented in Mgahinga Gorila
At conservation risk:Gorila de montaña,Leopardo,Cercopiteco de L'Hoest
Critically EndangeredGorila de montaña
Gorilla beringei
Near ThreatenedBúfalo africano
Syncerus caffer
VulnerableLeopardo
Panthera pardus
Least ConcernPotamóquero rojo
Potamochoerus porcus
Least ConcernServal
Leptailurus serval
Least ConcernDuiker de frente negra
Cephalophus nigrifrons
Turaco de Ruwenzori
Gallirex johnstoni
Cercopiteco de L'Hoest
Allochrocebus lhoesti
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in Uganda, where Mgahinga Gorila lies.
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