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© O. Langrand

Reducing Human-Related Threats to Mountain Gorillas at Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Grantee Name: Conservation Through Public Health

Hotspot
Eastern Afromontane
Location
Uganda
Amount
$49,992
Dates
Jul 2018 – Sep 2019
Keywords
Awareness, Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Research, Species Conservation, Wildlife management

Reduce threats to mountain gorillas through negative human interactions associated with disease and human/wildlife conflict. Strengthen capacity of the National Park's staff to monitor gorilla health; train local Village Health and Conservation Team members in capturing sanitation and hygiene information; track diseases shared by gorillas with people, livestock and other wildlife; train Human and Gorilla Conflict Resolution (HUGO) teams in monitoring / reporting conflicts; and raise awareness about the One Health approach.

Strategic Direction :

2 Improve the protection and management of the KBA network throughout the hotspot.

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