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Love from Rwanda, volcanoes national park.

donnashuggy — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 16:26:10 GMT

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donnashuggy — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 16:29:44 GMT

Rwanda has been a huge eye opener so far. Yes we’ve been to the Genocide memorial.

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tasfleur — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 23:34:40 GMT

If that volcano in the background is as close as it looks and had a violent eruption with a massive pyroclastic flow, that town could end up as another Pompeii ....

It is a majestic part of the country though.

Will you be going to see the gorillas?

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donnashuggy — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 02:14:42 GMT

There were murders there last Friday night 14 at last count, definitely not going. We’re absolutely surrounded by volcanoes and it’s beautiful.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-africa-49952545

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donnashuggy — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 02:26:34 GMT

This’s really fascinating and incredibly sad
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/25-years-after-genocide-rwanda-commemorates-those-killed--but-omits-one-group-that-was-almost-wiped-out/2019/04/05/afabebb4-557d-11e9-aa83-504f086bf5d6_story.html%3foutputType=amp

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donnashuggy — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 02:31:02 GMT

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donnashuggy — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 02:32:56 GMT

This was in Kabale, over the border in Uganda. We don’t want to invade the gorillas home anyway.

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tasfleur — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 03:01:31 GMT

Hi Donna. Going to see the Gorillas doesn't actually "invade" their home. Their home is fiercly guarded and by taking very small groups of people to trek in to see them in their natural habitat raises much needed funds to protect and safeguard them (the gorillas).

The money goes towards guarding them from poachers and keeping unwanted visitors away so that the gorilla families can live in peace and raise their families. There are very strict rules that people must observe and it is strictly enforced.

It is not the perfectly ideal way, but it is something that is working to preserve and conserve these wonderful primates.

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donnashuggy — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 07:16:09 GMT

But it must feel like it to them? I wouldn’t want a bunch of gorillas coming into my lounge room while I’m watching television. We already lived that experience last year with the Orangutans in Sumatra, did I post it??i cannot remember.

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freddie*rooster — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 07:44:17 GMT

Wow lovely pic's Donna.

Back to back winner's are grinners!!

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donnashuggy — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 08:22:37 GMT

Freddy, couldn’t find anywhere to watch the game here, my grandchildren watched it for me

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tasfleur — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 09:16:07 GMT

I don't know how it feels to the gorillas, you are right. What I do know though, is that it has stopped the gorillas being poached and killed for their hands and feet etc, and halted the slaughter of them. It's a trade off that has saved their lives.

The gorillas are now protected and if they don't want to even be seen, they are left to their own devices and the visitors miss out, but they are told that before they go. It is not permitted to annoy or approach the primates even by the official guides.

I wish it could be the same for many animals that humans destroy out of greed and savagery just because they can.

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donnashuggy — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 13:30:18 GMT

The real problem is honesty. Don’t trust what the tourist industry tells you, not here, not anywhere.

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tasfleur — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 23:31:35 GMT

Donna, I never trust what any tourist industry (or anyone else) spouts. What I have been doing for a long time now, is keeping up with up to date conservation reports regarding the gorillas via university and on the ground, grass roots efforts with people who are actually there to keep the primates safe in the here and now ...

It isn't a question of "honesty", because nothing is ever as it seems, I know that from experience and I know what goes on behind the scenes in such countries and situations. I've been there.

I'm not here to argue the point ... here's hoping the gorillas and other animals under great threat will not continue to be hunted to extinction. I thank those who are dedicated to preserving that sanctuary in any way they can for as long as they can.

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snow*jewel — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 08:47:44 GMT

Great pics Donna. Gosh how the Grandkids have grown.