More than twenty years after their extinction due to poaching, forest elephants may be reintroduced to Nyungwe National Park. The Rwandan government and the African Parks Authority are conducting a study on the feasibility of reintroducing the population, focusing on ecological restoration, human-wildlife coexistence, and logistical issues. The primary goal is to combat invasive weeds that elephants once naturally controlled. Conservationists are also proposing to restore the buffalo population (last seen in 1974) and possibly relocate mountain gorillas from Volcanoes National Park to enhance ecosystem diversity.