Other options is to participate in community-led cultural initiatives.
The landscape within the parks is unpredictable and difficult porters help guide trekkers through river crossings and up steep, muddy inclines. One popular option is to hire a porter, who is always a local resident and occasionally a reformed poacher. Since tourism is now Uganda’s most lucrative industry, and the majority of tourists come to see the mountain gorillas, trekkers are encouraged to seek out ways to give back to the communities they visit. Communities around the parks are heavily populated, and residents have traditionally used land around national park boundaries for farming or logging. Habitat destruction is the main threat to mountain gorillas.
You Can Fight Habitat Destruction by Supporting Community Enrichment.
