Bugungu Wildlife Reserve

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Bugungu Wildlife Reserve
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Location within Uganda
Location Buliisa District and Masindi District, Western Uganda
Nearest city Masindi, Masindi District
Coordinates 1°58′33.636″N31°31′8.4″E / 1.97601000°N 31.519000°E / 1.97601000; 31.519000
Area473 km2 (183 sq mi)
Elevation600m - 1300m [2]
Established1963
Governing body Uganda Wildlife Authority

Bugungu Wildlife Reserve is a protected area in both Buliisa District and Masindi District in Western Uganda. It covers an area of 473.0 km2. [1] It is managed by Uganda Wildlife Authority under the supervision of Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities. [3] It was declared a Wildlife Reserve in 1968 but it was originally established as a Controlled Hunting Area in 1963. [4] [2] Its WDPA ID is 1438. [1] It is IUCN Management Category III. [1]

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Geography

It is located in western Uganda near to a village called Bugungu Fr (Bugoigo) at coordinates 1°52′10″N31°27′12″E / 1.8694°N 31.4532°E / 1.8694; 31.4532 . [5] It borders with Murchison falls National Park in the east side, Karuma Wildlife Reserve in the North-East, Budongo Forest Reserve in the North West, Kyabatwa hill in the west. [4] [6] [2]

Its altitude is 600 - 1300m. [2]

Wildlife

Bugungu has many wildlife forms which include animals such as Uganda Kobs, Buffalos, leopards, reed-buck; plants such as Savannah woodland and over 240 bird species which include Shoebill stork, the White-browed Sparrow Weaver, the Black-billed barbets, the Eastern grey Plantain-eater, the Speckle-breasted woodpecker, the Yellow-throated greenbul, the Black-billed wood dove, the Double-toothed barbet, the Giant Kingfisher [7] [8]

Tourism

The reserve has roads that enable tourists to go for nature walks, camping, bird watching, game drives among other activities. [7] [8]

See also

  1. Kyambura Game Reserve
  2. List of Wildlife Reserves of Uganda
  3. List of Local Forest Reserves of Uganda
  4. Uganda Wildlife Authority
  5. Bugungu Airstrip

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Protected Area Profile for Bugungu Wildlife Reserve Archived 2024-03-07 at the Wayback Machine from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 7 March, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bugungu". ugandawildlife.org. 2022-05-06. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  3. ↑ "Uganda Wildlife Authority". ugandawildlife.org. 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  4. 1 2 Rugumayo, Edward B. (2003). This Instrument may be cited as the Uganda Wildlife (Declaration of Wildlife Conservation Area) (Bugungu Wildlife Reserve) Instrument, 2003. Uganda: Parliament of Uganda. p. 2.
  5. ↑ "OpenStreetMap". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  6. ↑ "BirdLife Data Zone". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  7. 1 2 "12 Game Reserves in Uganda - Kagera Safaris". 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  8. 1 2 "Bugungu Wildlife Reserve - Uganda Wildlife Reserve | Info Guide Uganda". 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
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