Night game drives have been launched in Murchison Falls National Park. This experience is aimed at enhancing the visitors experience at the park. The night game drives will enable tourists experience nocturnal game that roams the park. The launch of this new move was embraced by the King of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom (omukama solomon Iguru),as
Study Shows Amazing Wildlife Population in Southern Murchison Falls Park
Study Shows Amazing Wildlife Population in Southern Murchison Falls Park
2013-11-22T13:56:50+00:00 NewsA study by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) using Game spy digital cameras around the Ayago water falls area on the Victoria Nile has shown big populations of wildlife in the southern sector of the Murchison Falls National Park than previously believed. This was revealed by Wildlife researcher for JICA study team, Mr. Tomo
USAID to Support Community Wildlife Scouts Around Murchison Falls Protected Area
USAID to Support Community Wildlife Scouts Around Murchison Falls Protected Area
2013-11-15T14:02:32+00:00 NewsIn an effort to involve communities in solving human-wildlife conflict (HWC) around Murchison Falls Protected Area (MFPA), the USAID/Uganda Tourism for Biodiversity Program, implemented by African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), has invested US$11,000 in partnership with the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to develop a Community Wildlife Scouts program, including providing equipment worth over $2,800. The equipment,
UWA Trains Kiryandongo & Nwoya Residents to Handle Stray Animals
Farmers in Nwoya and Kiryandongo districts have volunteered to be trained in stray animal management measures. This follows persistent destruction of food crops by stray elephants from Murchison Falls National Game Park on the neighbouring communities, At least 100 farmers attended the two-day training at the park’s wildlife education centre. The training, which ended last
Sril Lanka President Visits Murchison Falls Park
Murchison Falls National Park in My hosted a number of high profile visitors including the Sri Lankan President HE Mahinda Rajapaska.The Sri Lankan head had a boat ride to the bottom of the falls,the Delta where Victoria Nile joins Lake Albert,a game drive and also visited the top of the falls. He toured the park
UWA Guides Fascinated by Playful Budongo Chimpanzees
It was a lifetime experience for Uganda Wildlife Authority’s twelve interpretive guides specializing in mountain gorilla and chimpanzee tracking, when they closely interacted with the playful chimpanzees in the undisturbed Budongo forest reserve. Uganda is famous for its unique populations of primates particularly mountain gorillas in Bwindi –Mgahinga Conservation Area and chimpanzees in Kibale National