Irene Nalwoga of Women Tour Uganda is bringing solo women travellers into the Bwindi forest to meet the Mountain gorillas and explore Uganda.

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Irene Nalwoga of Women Tour Uganda is bringing solo women travellers into the Bwindi forest to meet the Mountain gorillas and explore Uganda.
Featured image: Two African wild dog pups | Photo by Mint_Images on EnvatoThese unique, charismatic and caring carnivores protect other species by Rupi Mangat Perhaps no creature has been so maligned as the African Wild Dog, to the point of their near extinction....
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