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Katurum Safari Lodge Development Halted - 18-01-2012
Kidepo national park is one of the top national parks in Uganda with unique plant and wildlife species. The park has some of the most rare wildlife species some of which are endemic to the region. To boost tourism in the national park the government is encouraging the building of safari lodges in the area [...]
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Murchison Falls National Park Tsetse Flies Eradication - 16-01-2012
Uganda has over 13 national parks and game reserves attracting an increasing number to tourists to the Country. The Tourism industry in Uganda is growing rapidly and is expected to double in the next few years. Tourist arrivals has significantly increased with Lonely Planet voting Uganda as the best travel destination for 2012. Uganda national parks [...]
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About Gorillas - 10-01-2012
Gorilla Facts In the 5th century it is recorded that the a gorilla was spotted by the first person from the western world, a Roman explorer Types of Gorilas There are 3 subspecies of gorillas depending on who you listen to since these distinctions are very slight. All these are found in the African continent ranging from the [...]
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Gorilla Safaris in Uganda Uganda - 09-01-2012
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 [...]
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Nyamulagira Eruption Attracts Tourists - 20-12-2011
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 [...]
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Mountain Gorilla Population Census - 05-10-2011
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 [...]
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Mountain Gorilla Killers Fined - 15-09-2011
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 [...]
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Uganda Tourism Growth To Increase Greatly - 22-07-2011
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 [...]
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Baby Rhino Born in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary - 18-06-2011
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 [...]
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About Chimpanzees In Uganda - 21-05-2011
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 [...]