Environmental activists said on Monday that they are plan to fight a project that has the backing of Uganda’s president to build a golf course in the country’s largest and best-known national park.

According to Uganda’s Wildlife Authority (UWA), a split has occurred in an ice cap on Uganda’s highest peak as a result of global warming.

Uganda is set to launch a project that would allow gorilla enthusiasts to pay online visits to the nation’s endangered apes, and to become virtual friends with them via the Internet.

A Wildlife Authority spokeswoman said on Monday that Facebook and Twitter users will be able to "befriend" rare Ugandan mountain gorillas, as well as track their movements.