Price of gorilla permit increases to $750/day

Un gorille mâle dans le parc national des volcans au Rwanda © MARCO LONGARI / FILES / AFP


06/02/2012 9:01 pm

Rwanda has raised the price of a permit to see mountain gorillas to $750 per day starting June 1, 2012, up from $500.

While the price is steep, the program each year raises millions of dollars in revenue for gorilla conservation, including $8 million in Rwanada alone in 2008, according to a 2011 study published in PLoS ONE. The number of permits available each day is limited to reduce the impact of gorilla tourism on the endangered apes. Around 20,000

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