Gorilla » community conservation http://gorilla.wildlifedirect.org Mountain Gorilla Protection Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:04:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Bees to help mountain gorillas in Uganda http://gorilla.wildlifedirect.org/2008/12/06/bees-to-help-mountain-gorillas-in-uganda/ http://gorilla.wildlifedirect.org/2008/12/06/bees-to-help-mountain-gorillas-in-uganda/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 09:39:28 +0000 paula http://gorilla.wildlifedirect.org/2008/12/06/bees-to-help-mountain-gorillas-in-uganda/ In an effort to protect mountain gorillas in the Mgahinga and Bwindi national parks, a bee-keeping project has been initiated by the International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP).

Bee on sunflowr

The major objective of coming up with a project of this nature, is to benefit all the communities in the vicinity of these two national parks in Uganda. This strategy aims at curbing down poaching.

Read more about this innovative approach by IGCP here

It’s amazing that such a small creature can help save one of the largest mammals.

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