Introduction and Background of Lions in Uganda
Uganda has ten gazetted National Parks covering an area of 11,273km2, spanning mainly the eastern and western international borders of the country (Map 1). Together with the areas covered by forests and 12 existing wildlife reserves, these occupy 21 % of…
STATUS OF LIONS IN UGANDA
Margaret Oriciru Ludwig Siefert Executive summary The present status of lions in Uganda is isolated meta-populations existing in only three of 10 national parks. The fate of lions outside the parks is uncertain because the community often kills them. The…
WILDLIFE SAFARIS
WILDLIFE SAFARIS IN UGANDA BY NATIONAL PARK Uganda has a diversity of wildlife in its national parks. These include lions, zebras, buffaloes, elephants, leopards, baboons, giraffes, cheetahs, Uganda kobs, the rare situationist, water bucks, bush bucks,…