Mutara Game Reserve Explained
Mutara Game Reserve (also known as Mutara Hunting Reserve or Mutara Hunting Fields) is a former protected area in Rwanda. Large parts of the reserve kept getting stripped of their protected status, until Matura reserve's status was entirely withdrawn in 1997. Originally covering some, it was later reduced to . In 1991, it was further reduced to to accommodate cattle grazing for refugees from the Rwandan Civil War, before being completely de-listed in 1997.[1] [2]
See also
- Akagera National Park, an adjacent park that was similarly reduced in size, though not entirely de-listed
Notes and References
- Sun. P. Bariyanga. J.D.. Wronski. T. 2018-02-20. A literature review of mammalian research respective to the Akagera ecosystem in Rwanda. Rwanda Journal. 2. 1. 10.4314/rj.v2i1.1D. 2305-2678. free.
- Apio. Ann. Plath. Martin. Wronski. Torsten. June 2015. Recovery of Ungulate Populations in Post-Civil War Akagera National Park, Rwanda. Journal of East African Natural History. en. 104. 1–2. 127–141. 10.2982/028.104.0110. 90915922 . 1026-1613.
