MWANZA, March 14 -- THE United Republic of Tanzania is a beautiful country in East Africa that is home to two unique national parks located within Lake Victoria.

These are Saanane National Park, a small island reserve just offshore Mwanza, and Rubondo Island National Park, a much larger island park in the lakes southwest.

Rubondo is especially known for its populations of chimpanzees and the rare sitatunga antelope. Besides the chimpanzees, Rubondo island national park hosts native savannah forest species of elephants, giraffes, hippos, crocodiles, bushbucks, monitor lizards, and pythons.

Rubondo Island National Park is also well known for several species that were introduced between the 1960s and 1970s. These include suni, black-and-w...