It is alleged that gazzettement in 1968 Mt. Elgon National park was 220sq. kilometers. On current tourist guide book it is said that Mt Elgon National park is 168 sq. kilometers. This can tell one how the forest is Receding. Most of the forest out of the park has been cleared thirty years ago if one stood at chwele market there was a forest cover on the slopes of Mt Elgon, today there is absolutely nothing.