KAMPALA, Feb 24 (Reuters) – There were 426 chimpanzees in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park last year, according to the first-ever census of the endangered species there – a count that experts hope will help conservation efforts.
The state-run Uganda Wildlife Authority conducted the census with support from U.S.-based conservation charity the Jane Goodall Institute in 2025 and announced its findings on Tuesday.
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UWA Executive Director James Musinguzi said the effort had addressed the gap in documenting the status of the chimpanzees, confirming that
