Gorilla Safaris in Uganda Uganda

Gorilla Safaris in Uganda
Uganda unlike other holiday destinations in Africa has very fertile land that is well watered with dense forest and many rivers, streams and lakes. It has many safari attractions to offer but the major highlight is the mountain gorilla trekking. Ranging from wildlife safaris, birding safaris to adventure sporting activities like [...]

Nyamulagira Eruption Attracts Tourists

The Virunga national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the most visited in the Country. It is home to great number of species of flora and fauna. The most notable being the mountain gorillas found in only three Countries in the whole World. However another recent major attraction, is the Nyamulagira, which an [...]

Mountain Gorilla Population Census

The last mountain gorilla population census in Uganda was carried out in 2006 in which 786 mountain gorillas were recorded in all the three Central African Countries of Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda in which they are found.
In order to carry out better conservation plans for the highly endangered mountain gorillas, International Gorilla [...]

Mountain Gorilla Killers Fined

The only black-back (a juvenile male mountain gorilla) called Mizano belonging to Habinyanja family of habituated mountain gorillas in Bwindi was killed earlier in the year by couple of poachers who had entered into the national park. However, the court only fined the culprits a paltry 50,000 shillings (approx. 20 dollars) for the crime. Considering [...]

Uganda Tourism Growth To Increase Greatly

Uganda’s tourism potential is immense with some of the highest densities of primates in the World found in Kibale forest national park and also includes the mountain gorillas which are endemic to the border region of Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda with Uganda having more than half of the population of the mountain [...]

Baby Rhino Born in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

The population of rhinos in Uganda was decimated during the turbulent political times that the Country went through. However there has been an effort by conservationists to reintroduce rhinos back into the Country.
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary located in the District of Nakasongola which has been in the spotlight during the probe into the Protected Areas Management [...]

About Chimpanzees In Uganda

CHIMPANZEES are a wonderful heritage, but not to women who fear them and the farmers whose crops they destroy. The lives of chimps are increasingly getting threatened, Gerald Tenywa writes.
CRIME? Scaring a woman. Sentence? Death by spearing. This was the recent verdict of a ‘village kangaroo court’ against a chimpanzee accused [...]

Prof Kasenene Sheds Light on Madhvani’s Queen Elizabeth np Concession

The Commission of inquiry into the Protected Areas Management for Sustainable Use has found out that the concession awarded to the Madhvani Group regarding Queen Elizabeth national park is unfair as it is exclusive and should therefore be revoked.
World Bank provided the Uganda Wildlife Authority – UWA over $38 million to help in the funding [...]

Konza’s Wildlife sanctuary

Usain Bolt adopted a cheetah in Kenya, we almost all saw him take pictures in Kenya with the World’s fastest land animal. He of course is the fastest man on earth having shuttered records for fun in last couple of years.
After Rupi Mangat had missed all three sightings of the elusive cheetah she had to [...]

Prince William and Kenya’s Holiday Offers

Kenya is land of many wonders and beauty. On Oct. 20th 2010, Prince William of Wales one of the most eligible bachelors on bended knees proposed to Catherine Middleton his longtime girlfriend on the slopes of Mount Kenya at a remote village called Rutundu. Their royal wedding is set to take place this month on [...]

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