In the year 2015, Uganda Wildlife Authority took a decision to translocate fifteen giraffes from Murchison Falls National Park to Lake Mburo National Park. Of these 15 Giraffes, 4 were males and 11 females. The translocation aimed to establish a viable, free-ranging population in Lake Mburo National Park. According to Dr. Aruho, A Senior Veterinary
Lake Mburo Park Ready to Welcome Giraffes to Boost Tourism
It was recently announced that Lake Mburo National Park is to receive giraffes from Murchison Falls National Park in a bid to boost tourism in the park. This was confirmed by Uganda Wildlife Authority’s (UWA), UWA’s spokesperson Jossy Muhanji who said this would increase the attractiveness of tourism in the park since there are no
US Forest Service Volunteers Design Mburo Trail
As part of the support by the United States Agency of International Aid-Tourism for Biodiversity programme activities in Lake Mburo, US Forest Service team: Logan Wild, a civil engineer and Barth Ham berg, a landscape architect, spent two days (From January 29 to 31) at the lake mapping new trail networks within Lake Mburo National
Mihingo Lodge Conservation Run – Running Wild
Fancy taking a run where the spectators are zebras, where Vervet monkeys watch inquisitively from the trees as you puff and pant your way along paths that are laden with animal tracks? On the 10th May this year, fifty people took to the roads and animal paths on community land along the border of Lake
UWA Transfers 15 Giraffes To Lake Mburo National Park
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has translocated 15 giraffes from Murchison Falls National Park in Nwoya District to Lake Mburo National Game Park in Kiruhura District. The UWA executive director Andrew Seguya flagged off the transnight journey on Tuesday. Eight giraffes, including two bulls and six females, were the first batch to be transported. They
Giraffes will be Translocated to Lake Mburo National Park
Fifteen giraffes will on June 30 hit the road from Murchison Falls National Park in northern Uganda to Lake Mburo in western Uganda. The purpose of translocating these giraffes is to ensure survival of this endangered species. The Rothschild’s Giraffes are estimated to be not more than 1600 in the world, 700 in captivity around
Lake Mburo National Park Marathon “A Marathon In The Wild”
Explore Africa Safaris, a a local tour operator based in East Africa in partnership with Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) and Uganda Wildlife Authority are organizing a marathon in Lake Mburo National Park as a way of promoting domestic tourism. The marathon which is the first of its kind will be held on July 19th 2015
Residents Cry Out to Museveni Over Wild Animals
Local residents in Kiruhura district begged the president to assist them in curbing on the wild animals destroying their crops and water sources. The residents argue that the animals from Lake Mburo national Park escape and destroy their plantations. They said that they have often talked to Uganda wildlife authority(UWA) officials to fence the park
UWA Confirms Sitatunga Hunting
Recent reports about the Sitatunga gazelle now being officially on the hunting list were confirmed last week by the Uganda Wildlife Authority, causing the predictable outcry amongst dyed in the wool conservationists on one side while those in favour of hunting considered it a step to open up hunting in the entire country, and hoping
The Return of Lions to Lake Mburo National Park
A Pride of lions has re-emerged in Lake Mburo National Park after the last one died in 2004 due to poisoning by pastoralists because they were preying on livestock and food crops. However, in November 2008, they reappeared in the park and since then, staff and visitors have sighted them several times. These sighting go