Rwanda's Akagera park embarks on conservation drive to protect wildlife

STORY: Rwanda's Akagera park embarks on conservation drive to protect wildlife DATELINE: March 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:33 LOCATION: Kigali CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Akagera National Park 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JEAN PAUL KARINGANIRE, Assistant tourism and marketing manager of Akagera Management Company 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JEAN PAUL KARINGANIRE, Assistant tourism and marketing manager of Akagera Management Company 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): WILLIAM HABIMANA, Deputy head of K9 unit STORYLINE: The Akagera National Park in east Rwanda's savannah region has been beefing up conservation efforts to protect the environment and wildlife and increase tourism revenue. The park boasts a wide range of animals, including buffalos, elephants, leopards, zebras, giraffes, hippos, rhinos, and antelopes. Jean Paul Karinganire, assistant tourism and marketing manager of Akagera Management Company, said that along with wildlife conservation and community engagement, the park has evolved in the last d