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Mountain Gorilla Population Exceeds 1000
The latest news from the Virunga Massif are really good news. The number of mountain gorillas left in the whole world has exceeded 1000 species. This was established at a press conference in Rubavu in Western Rwanda at which the results of the 2016 Virunga Census were announced. According to the results of the census,…
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Experience Amazing Wildlife in Murchison Falls Park
Nature Adventure Uganda is one of the best travel companies that unleash your dream life offering the best private car rental in Uganda services to travelers willing to take private trips in Uganda. No wonder the Murchison Falls are one of the main attractions in Uganda where we have great experience. And, as such, we…
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5 Life Changing Wild Adventures to Take in Uganda
Adventure is one of the main reasons why travelers visit Uganda. With the longest river in the world, the Nile, half of the world’s mountain gorilla population, 13 species of primates including chimpanzee and 10% of bird species in Africa, it’s easy to arrange an adventure packed itinerary. It can be difficult to break down…
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Places Where to See Orphaned Chimpanzees in Uganda
Chimpanzee trekking or viewing is among the top tourist activities in Uganda. “The pearl of Africa” hosts chimpanzees in natural habitat and those in captivity/ orphaned chimpanzees. In brief, chimpanzee trekking is done in natural habitats like Kibale Forest, Budongo Forest, Toro-Semliki Game Reserve and Kyambura Gorge – such chimpanzees move freely in natural wild…
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Chimpanzee Trekking Vs Chimpanzee Habituation Experience
Chimpanzee trekking tour is where a trekker goes to the forest to view the already habituated chimpanzees. The habituated chimpanzees are normally confined in one area and are not aggressive and stubborn. They are friendly. Chimpanzee tracking can take 1-3 hours. Tracking chimpanzees is a very interesting experience. Get you walking shoes on as we…
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Training Scene of Crime Officers to tackle Wildlife Crimes
One of the challenges facing Uganda Wildlife Authority and other authorities and organisations charged with tackling wildlife crime in Uganda is how to protect, gather and preserve vital evidence from wildlife crime scenes that will help prosecutors achieve convictions and stronger penalties in the courts for poachers and traffickers of illegal wildlife products. Wildlife crime…
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Experience Uganda Wildlife on a Self Drive Safari
Sometimes referred to as the pearl of Africa, Uganda is a multi ethnic country which encompasses a wide variety of wildlife, languages, cultures and religions. The country is a perfect holiday destination for wildlife enthusiasts. It has got many wildlife reserves, beautiful lakes and rivers, sightseeing flora & fauna, thundering waterfalls and national parks for…
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Poacher’s Traps Kill People Too
Working in a conservation organization, it may sometimes seem like all we care about are animals and wildlife. However, there is always a human side to the story, whether it’s the communities we work with on enterprise and human wildlife conflict projects, or the challenges faced by the wildlife rangers themselves. One such challenge is…
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Saving Uganda’s Rothschild’s Giraffe
Uganda is home to the world’s last remaining stronghold of Rothschild’s giraffe, with over 800 of these beautiful animals residing in Murchison Falls National Park. Yet the overall population trend is in decline – less than 2,500 of them are left in the world, many of which are housed within zoos or captive breeding programmes. If…
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Two New Gorilla Groups Opened for Tourism
Gorilla tourism is thriving in Uganda, a country with more than half of the total remaining world’s population of the mountain gorillas. The Good news coming from Uganda states the number of gorilla groups open for gorilla tourism have increased in Bwindi Forest National park. The two new gorilla groups are Bukingi and Bushabo Gorilla…
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