Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

I love visiting National Parks! Seeing creation always reminds me of the wonderful God we serve. I think parks are ways to see the beauty of the world, unmarred by humans. I thought that you might enjoy seeing some of the beautiful scenery of Uganda and learning more about the wildlife in their national parks!

The Bwindi Impenetrable National Park lies in the southwestern part of Uganda, on the edge of the Rift Valley.

This park is make up of rain forests and about half of the world's endangered mountain gorillas live here! In 1994 it was declared a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site.

The park contains almost 400 species of plants, 120 mammals, and over 350 species of birds. Of the birds, 23 species are endemic* to the Albertine Rift.

* Endemic means "growing or existing in a certain place or region," per Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

National Park information and photos are courtesy of Uganda Wildlife Authority.

About Hannah Hinojosa...Hannah is a long time Compassion sponsor (she was Sherinah's sponsor) and writes about her sponsorship journey at Because of Shamim. In addition to being a wife and mother, she is a part-time math professor and loves to read.