KPRC 2 and the Houston Zoo are in Rwanda to document conservation efforts supported by Houstonians. Follow along with the journey on click2houston.com/conservation ...

The tires crunched over the red earth as we approached Akagera National Park, and the instant smell of wet grass and dust brought a childhood memory. I was back in Primary Six, thinking of the class ...

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AKAGERA NATIONAL PARK, Rwanda — After Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, returning refugees swept into the country’s biggest national park with herds of cattle and wiped out the last lions. Now the ...

Gorilla trekking tourism funds conservation and transforms local communities. Rwanda is home to one of Africa's most remarkable species: the endangered mountain gorilla. With only about 1,000 left in ...

Rwanda’s famous Volcanoes National Park, home to the rare mountain gorillas, is set to expand over the next decade. In early ...

It’s a cool morning in the montane rainforest of western Rwanda’s Nyungwe National Park. Sunbeams stream down from the canopy, glowing in the mist. Birdsong pierces the still air. Jacques Habimana, a ...

While gorillas undoubtedly continue to be the biggest draw for tourism to Rwanda, the country has a lot more to offer travelers in terms of natural beauty and ecotourism activities than only its apes.

The 20 black rhinos are of the eastern subspecies (Diceros bicornis michaeli). African Parks, the NGO that manages Akagera National Park in cooperation with the government of Rwanda, says that it has ...

Akagera National Park projects to make some $4.9 million in tourism revenue in 2025, according to a report by African Parks, the organisation that manages the protected area. The projection follows a ...

Charlie Hamilton James is a wildlife photographer and fellow of the National Geographic Society who specializes in conservation. Early morning in Rwanda. Just as the sun rises, the forest begins to ...