#Akagera’s #Lion population reaches more than 20 individuals from the 7 reintroduced in 2015 and 2 additional males in 2017.
8 were collared or re-collared in 2018 including some of the first generation of cubs born in #Rwanda#MadeinRwanda#Highlights2018#conservation
Great news from Mafunzo's group! Taraja gave birth to another infant on November 30th! 🎉🎊 Taraja's previous infant Ishimwe is still very young and stays close by Taraja's side. (🎥: Winnie Eckardt)
So far 3,500 #trees, propagated in our #community nursery, have been planted at three schools on the border of #Akagera National Park at GS Gishanda, PS Kibimba and GS Ndego II. We aim to plant 20,000 seedlings before the end of the season #Rwanda
Stage8️��:March 3, 2019. Kigali ➡️ Kigali 📏66.8km. Last but defenetely not the least.For those that have made it,the last stage is another testing route with 7 categorized climbs including cobbled ‘Wall of Kigali’ witch will be scaled 3 times before a final run uphill to the line
Stage 7️⃣:March 2,2019.Nyamata ➡️Kigali 📏84.2km
Not for the faint-hearted.Starting in Nyamata,the penultimate stage includes a 60-km circuit around Kigali and shot but sharp climbs which will hurt tired legs of the riders in the last 40 kilometres #TdRwanda
Stage 5️⃣:Feb 28, 2019. Karongi ➡️ Musanze 📏138.7km
Another climbing day.Tough climbs early in the stage could pose problems and split the race up early #TdRwanda
Stage 4️⃣:Feb 27, 2019.Rubavu ➡️Karongi📏103km
A tough day out as the race makes its way to Karongi across Rutsiro.The route is all but flat & they ride from one hill to the next before a long descent drops down to the shores of Lake #Kivu.The run-in to the line is false flat.
Stage 3️⃣:Feb 26,2019.Huye➡️ Rubavu 📏213.1km
The longest stage ever in the history of #TdRwanda and the 213.1 kilometres that separate the start in Huye and the finish in Rubavu are anything but flat #TdRwanda
Stage 2️⃣:Feb 25,2019, Kigali ➡️Huye
📏120.3km
Stage 2️⃣ is a regular stage with three major tests on the road from Kigali to Huye via Muhanga #TdRwanda
Stage 1️⃣: Feb 24, 2019. Kigali ➡️Rwamagana➡️Kigali
📏112.5km
The 2019 #TdRwanda sets off in Kigali near Amahoro National Stadium & ends with a short lap in Kicukiro with a big loop through Rwamagana in the middle.Expect a sprinter to be the first man in yellow #TdRwanda
BREAKING NEWS: Mountain gorillas have just been reclassified from “critically endangered” — the highest level of threat — to “endangered”, moving them a level further from extinction. Read more: https://t.co/O7zguYjTSA
When gorillas are on the move, it's common for one gorilla to hold on to another gorilla's back while walking on two feet. This is a friendly behavior and a sign of alliance between gorillas.
More great news from the field: Fossey Fund trackers spotted female Izihirwa with a new baby! Musilikale's successful group has grown to 20 gorillas and 7 of those are infants! (Photo: Jean De Dieu Nsanzineza)