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Illegal wildlife trade produces billions of dollars a year globally; it is the second most lucrative illegal trading industry next to drug trafficking. Despite International and local laws designed to crack down on the trade, live animals and animal parts, often those of endangered or threatened species, are sold in open-air markets throughout the many regions of the World. Growing demand, leaky borders and the attraction of big money make it a rewarding business, the animals involved in trafficking end up as trophies, or in specialty restaurants. Some are used in Traditional Asian medicines. Conventional on International Trade of Endangered Species of fauna and flora (CITES) is there to make sure international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival. Most of heavily influenced by this Market is Asia, China in particular. Wildlife campaigners during London conference on illegal wildlife trade,the wildlife illegal trade wh worth Euro 12 ...

The longest river on our planet, the   Nile ,  takes its source in   Lake Victoria  (Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya), which is fed by a series of other rivers coming out of the other great African lakes.  The journey to the origin of the World’s longest river has fascinated explorers for centuries.  But could McGrigor, McLeay and MacIntyre succeed where Livingstone and Stanley failed? The "Ascend the Nile" expedition , (one Englishman and two New-Zealanders) reached the source of another indirect tributary of the Kagera River, the Rukarara river, in the heart of Nyungwe Forest, in Rwanda, which would therefore be the real source of the Nile, thus increasing its (already impressive ) length of 661 km by another 107 km! McLeay, Wellingtonian Garth Macintyre and Briton Neil McGrigor claim to have found a new source of Nile after travelling more than 6700 km tracing the Nile from The Mediterranean.  These explorers think they will have to prov...

Introduction The name "gorilla" was derived from an ancient account by a Carthaginian explorer who sailed along the west coast of Africa nearly 2,500 years ago. Local people shared their name for the great ape with him - the rough translation of which meant " hairy person ". The Mountain gorilla is one of the largest primates in the World with the male mountain gorilla, known as a Silver-back, often growing to twice the size of a female mountain gorilla. The Mountain gorilla has longer fur covering its body when compared to other gorilla species, allowing them to be able to withstand both hot and cold temperatures. The Mountain Gorilla in The Volcanoes National park in Rwanda Distribution The mountain gorilla is one of the two subspecies of the eastern gorilla. They are two populations; one is found in The Volcanic Mountains of Central Africa, within three National parks: Mgahinga, in South-West of Uganda; Volcanoes in North-West Rwanda; an...

Rwanda is home to an impressive number of species of birds that vary from residents;that stay all year around, to breeding birds, that spend a good part of the growing season in Rwanda to raise their young, migrants who pass through Rwanda with the seasons, to wintering birds who like to spend a good part of the winter in Rwanda to escape colder conditions up north. Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala ) Ikiyongoyongo May be on rooftops, pathways, or around crops                                                Pied Crow  ( Corvus albus)  The African Bird Club tour to Rwanda in July 2011 found Rwanda to be a safe, friendly,clean and well-organised country with a superb selection of birds which are difficult to find elsewhere. Among the checklist of the Birds of Rwanda include waterfowl and wading birds, raptors, game bi...

GORILLA-NAMING EVENT: "KWITA IZINA" Rwanda aims to be the premier Eco-tourism destination on the African continent. Rwanda aims to promote Rwanda as a high quality tourism destination, to serve as a regional meetings and conference hub for central and Eastern Africa, and to enhance Rwanda’s diverse and unique tourism products in order to bring tourists to the country and generate revenues. The Mountain Gorillas born each year in Rwanda's Volcanoes National park are named at the annual Kwita Izina Ceremony. Inspired by the Rwandan tradition of holding a naming ceremony for babies after their birth, Rwanda hosts this annual event given names to the new born Gorillas in a mammoth event at the foot of the Virunga Mountains (Volcanoes Mountains) in a ceremony known as Kwita Izina in local language of Rwanda; this has been a part of tradition for years in naming every year new-born gorilla, this was introduced in 2005, in order to raise awareness for safeguarding ...

This museum was inaugurated on 18 th / September/1989 and located in Huye District in Southern Province of Rwanda, is the most well known museum in Rwanda and houses perhaps the finest ethnographic and archaeological collections in East Africa with more than 10,000 artifacts. Absorbing displays of traditional artifacts are illuminated by a fascinating selection of turn of the century monochrome photographs, providing insight not only into pre-colonial lifestyles, but also into the subsequent development of Rwanda as a modern African state. Institute of National Museum of Rwanda: Ethnographic museum in Huye District It is well known for collection of Rwanda's rich culture and way of life; including Hunting, farming, Fishing, pottery, dress code and many others of Rwandan culture. it has also a teaching center fr traditional Handcrafts that works with young children in aim of preserving and restoring Rwanda's culture Young Rwandan children in aim of preserv...