Uluguru Mountains in Tanzania

Uluguru Nature Forest Reserve has an area of 24,115.09 Ha with a boundary length of 197 kms and surounded by 62 villages, comprising of 91,426,000 persons, surround the Nature Reserve. Most of these villages are located adjacent to its boundary. The vegetation cover comprises sub montane (below 1,500 m), montane (1,600-2,400 m) and upper montane (above 2,400 m) forests, as well as grassland with swampy areas at Lukwangule Plateau, and Kimhandu and Lupanga peaks. In general, species richness decreases with altitude but the number of endemic species is greater at higher altitudes.