View into the mountain range of the Virunga Volcanoes, a line of 8 volcanoes in the area of the border-triangle between Rwanda, Uganda and the DR Congo. Left: Mount Muhabura (4127m) Right: Mount Gahinga (3474 m) The lake in the right part of the picture is Lake Ruhonda. The Virunga Volcanoes are home of the critically endangered mountain gorilla (gorilla beringei beringei), listed on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species due to habitat loss, poaching, disease, and war.

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