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Baby Mountain Gorilla, Uganda
Image by weesam2010
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is located in the southwestern corner of Uganda. The Park covers the northern slopes of the three northernmost Virunga Volcanoes: Mt. Muhavura (4,127 m), Mt. Gahinga (3,474 m), and Mt. Sabinyo (3,645 m). The Park is about 10 km south of Kisoro and is bordered to the south by the Republic of Rwanda and to the west by the Democratic Republic of Congo. Each of these countries protects its own portion of the Virungas, in the Parc National des Volcans and Parc National des Virunga respectively. The three parks together form the 434-sq. km. 'Virunga Conservation Area' or VCA. Mgahinga is 33.7 sq. km, just 8% of the VCA. The entire Park is in Bufumbira County of Kisoro District.
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is 33.7 sq. km and consists of the partly forested slopes of three extinct volcanoes. From far away, the huge cones of the virunga volcanoes dominate the landscape and beckon you as you approach. When you reach the park you can get a great overview of the area by walking up the viewpoint, just 15 minutes from Ntebeko Gate. Mgahinga Park has great biological importance because throughout the climatic changes of the Pleistocene ice ages, mountains such as these provided a refuge for mountain plants and animals, which moved up or down the slopes as climate became warmer or cooler. The Virungas are home to a large variety of wildlife, including about half the world's critically endangered mountain gorillas.
www.uwa.or.ug/mgahinga.html
Sleepy
Image by rasmus_boegh
A sleepy sea lion cub on the island of Española (Hood) in the Galápagos. If a male it may end up weighing as much as 250 kg/550 lbs. There are three subspecies (although increasingly treated as species): The well known California Sea Lion (Zalophus c. californianus), the Galápagos Sea Lion (Zalophus c. wollebaeki; featured on this photo) and the now-extinct Japanese Sea Lion (Zalophus c. japonicus). As with most other Galápagos animals they have virtually no fear of humans.
Wood Bison
Image by scottjlowe
Wood Bison. They are much taller than me at their hump.
A herd of wood bison at the Alaska wildlife conservation center. Wood bison are cousins of the Plains Bison but about 350lbs heavier, making them the largest land animal in North America. They were extinct in Alaska due to overhunting, but AWCC is now preparing them for a reintroduction to the wild.
www.alaskawildlife.org/bison.html
