Wildlife & Animals
Gorillas and chimpanzees understandably dominate most primate-focused safari planning in East Africa, but the region is home to a considerably wider cast of primate species, many […]
More Than Just Gorillas Bwindi Impenetrable National Park owes its fame entirely to one species, but the forest around those famous gorilla families supports a wildlife […]
Uganda’s Most Varied Park Queen Elizabeth National Park stretches across roughly 1,978 square kilometers of western Uganda, and few parks anywhere in Africa pack as many […]
A Park Built for Wildlife Variety Queen Elizabeth National Park holds one of the most diverse wildlife lists of any protected area in Uganda, a direct […]
Uganda’s Largest National Park Murchison Falls National Park covers roughly 3,893 square kilometers of northwestern Uganda, making it the country’s largest protected area and one of […]
A Wildlife List Built Around the Nile Murchison Falls National Park’s wildlife roster reflects its unusual geography: a savannah ecosystem split by one of the world’s […]
Uganda’s Most Remote Wilderness Kidepo Valley National Park sits in Uganda’s far northeastern corner, pressed against the borders of South Sudan and Kenya, roughly 1,442 square […]
A Different Kind of Ugandan Wildlife List Kidepo Valley National Park’s semi-arid, savannah-and-mountain ecosystem produces a wildlife list genuinely distinct from anywhere else in Uganda, reflecting […]
Uganda’s Smallest Savannah Park Lake Mburo National Park covers roughly 370 square kilometers of rolling, acacia-dotted savannah in southwestern Uganda, making it the smallest of the […]
A Mountain Wildlife List Shaped by Forest Mount Elgon National Park’s wildlife differs substantially from Uganda’s savannah parks, shaped by the dense montane forest and high-altitude […]
A Park Defined by One Extraordinary Animal Ask most travelers what wildlife they hope to see in Volcanoes National Park and the answer arrives before the […]
A Primate and Bird Paradise Few places in Africa pack as much biodiversity into a single forest as Nyungwe Forest National Park. This 1,019-square-kilometer expanse of […]