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AFRICA’S ARK
Udzungwa Mountains National Park

This 2000 word feature by Edward Parker and Christopher Cairns describes the remarkable Udzungwa Mountains National Park. A remnant of the ancient rainforest that once clothed the Eastern Arc Mountains of Kenya and Tanzania, it has the highest concentration of endemic species anywhere in the world.

The article focuses on the remarkable biodiversity of the forest and on the ground-breaking efforts by local people and the Tanzanian Authorities to protect this forest paradise.

Approx 2000 words

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