Untamed Nile

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Across
  1. 2. Country bordering the southern shore of Lake Victoria.
  2. 4. Large predatory lizard near Lake Victoria.
  3. 5. Fruit-eating bird spreading seeds in the forest.
  4. 9. Leaf-eating monkey in Nyungwe National Park.
  5. 11. Introduced fish species causing ecological disaster.
  6. 13. Tectonic feature forming East Africa’s highlands.
  7. 14. Brightly colored pollinators of high-altitude plants.
  8. 15. Highest peak of the Rwenzori Mountains.
  9. 18. Reptile giving birth to live young high in the mountains.
  10. 20. Predatory ants that dominate East African rainforests.
  11. 22. Lake west of the Rwenzori Mountains feeding into Lake Albert.
  12. 24. Nation through which the White Nile flows northward.
  13. 26. Human-caused contamination of Lake Victoria.
  14. 30. Bird famous for its intricate hanging nests.
  15. 31. South American plants suffocating African lakes.
  16. 32. Adaptation helping plants survive freezing nights.
  17. 34. Nation containing the official source of the Nile.
  18. 35. Sea where the Nile ends its 6,650 km journey.
Down
  1. 1. Africa’s largest lake feeding the Nile.
  2. 3. Ecosystem surrounding the Nile’s headwaters.
  3. 6. Native fish devastated by the Nile perch.
  4. 7. Invasive plant choking Lake Victoria’s surface.
  5. 8. Small mountain antelope native to the Rwenzori range.
  6. 10. Grassland mammal found near Lake Edward.
  7. 12. People who profit from and depend on the Nile perch trade.
  8. 16. Lake that drains directly into the White Nile.
  9. 17. Highland region from which Nile tributaries flow.
  10. 19. Cloud forest in Rwanda where the Nile’s furthest source lies.
  11. 21. Pollinator of the giant lobelia plant.
  12. 23. Where the Nile bursts into life below Lake Victoria.
  13. 25. Disaster that sometimes devastates mountain forests.
  14. 27. Tall flowering plant adapted to cold mountain climates.
  15. 28. Desert nation sustained by the Nile Delta.
  16. 29. Bird protecting its eggs from Nile monitors.
  17. 33. Mountain range known as the 'Mountains of the Moon'.