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
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
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
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