Uganda: Saving Country's Endangered Apes from Extinction

April 23, 2008

April 23, 2008 - Apes are on the verge of extinction due to extreme poaching for bush meat and their global demand to be used for scientific research, but there are initiatives to save the endangered species.
There are increasingly necessitated efforts to help protect the great endangered chimpanzees and gorillas that are likely to become extinct because of their increasing demand globally.
There are several efforts to save the great apes like the establishment of The great apes survival project as one of eight millennium development goals (MDGs) associated with the Declaration adopted at the United Nations Millennium Summit in September 2000.
Parliament also passed a law banning the sale of gorilla permits since the early 1990s in an effort to save the apes from being exported to other countries.
Tourism is one of the leading sectors in the world economy and according to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), it is projected to grow to $8.0trillion worth of economic activity and create 328 million jobs globally by 2010. However, Uganda's share of the tourism industry is still insignificant although inbound tourist numbers continue to increase. Read more >>