PIAN UPE GAME RESERVE-Remarkable conservation Gem PIAN UPE GAME RESERVE In North-Eastern Uganda, is the country’s second-largest conservation area after the Murchison Falls conservation area-(Pian Upe Game Reserve). The reserve is connected to Bokora and Matheniko Game Reserves. In the reserve, is Mount Kadam near the Kenyan border and it is the highest point in...
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June 19, 2021February 12, 2022 MOUNTAIN GORILLAS and LOWLAND GORILLAs
MOUNTAIN GORILLAS & LOWLAND GORILLA-Know the difference Gorillas are the largest living primates in the world. Gorilla before scientific studies were known as one species with 2 subspecies. When German explorer Cap Robert Von visited the Virunga Mountains in 1902, he picked up to do scientific research on the gorillas. Studies revealed, gorillas have two...
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June 19, 2021January 8, 2023 WHO CAN TRACK MOUNTAIN GORILLAS?
WHO CAN TRACK MOUNTAIN GORILLAS? WHO CAN TRACK MOUNTAIN GORILLAS? They (Mountain Gorillas) don’t survive in areas below the 2000m above sea level and mostly that why it’s hard to find them in zoos. Since they survive in the wild and lush forest of Eastern and central Africa, trekking into the jungles is the only...
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June 18, 2021February 12, 2022 WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF SEEING MOUNTAIN GORILLAS IN THE WILD
WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF SEEING MOUNTAIN GORILLAS IN THE WILD? WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF SEEING MOUNTAIN GORILLAS IN THE WILD Mountain Gorillas only survive in the dense rainforests of Bwindi and Mgahinga in Uganda, Volcanoes in Rwanda and in Africa’s oldest national park (Virunga) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Due, to their...
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June 18, 2021February 12, 2022 Lake Munyanyange
LAKE MUNYANYNGE- Home of flamingoes in Uganda Lake Munyanyange Uganda has approximately 165 lakes that cover about 18% of the whole country. The seismic actions that happened in the region led to the formation of crater lakes in the region and most lakes are concentrated in the western part of Uganda. Lake Munyanyange is one...
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June 17, 2021February 12, 2022 LAKE KATWE
Lake Katwe- Salt extraction has been a source of prosperity for decades. LAKE KATWE A drive through Queen Elizabeth National Park can be impressive to visitors because of the concentration of the extinct volcanic craters, some dry and others with lakes. Apart from wildlife, the Kazinga Channel, and the tree-climbing lions that are a major...
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June 17, 2021January 8, 2023 KING’S PALACE MUSEUM
KING’S PALACE MUSEUM-RWANDA KING’S PALACE MUSEUM-RWANDA In the Southern province of Nyanza, Rwanda is one of the star attractions on the circuit to Nyungwe national park. The circuit is famous for culture with different museums and site of cultural heritage. Of these is the King’s Palace Museum. It sits on a hill, 2km from Nyanza...
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June 16, 2021February 12, 2022 SSESE ISLANDS
SSESE ISLANDS- the Zanzibar version of Uganda and what to do here SSESE ISLANDS- the Zanzibar version of Uganda and what to do here. The Ssese Islands are a chain of 84 islands that are on the Northwestern part of the world’s second-biggest freshwater lake shared by the three East African countries of Uganda, Kenya,...
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June 16, 2021January 8, 2023 THE SHOEBILL
THE SHOEBILL- The prehistoric-looking bird THE SHOEBILL COMMON NAME: Shoebills SCIENTIFIC NAME: Balaeniceps rex TYPE: Birds DIET: Carnivore AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: 35 years AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN CAPTIVITY: 50 years SIZE: 3.5 to five feet tall WEIGHT: 11 pounds to 12 pounds What is a shoebill? Name, features, and feeding The shoebill...
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June 15, 2021February 12, 2022 WHY GO FOR A SAFARI IN RWANDA
WHY GO FOR A SAFARI IN RWANDA Rwanda is one of Africa’s fast-rising countries in terms of tourism growth. For a land-locked country that has faced a social collapse over 2 decades ago of the 1994 genocide, a brawl that was hard to get over to be transforming so quickly and attract such luxury investment...