The population of elephants in the conservation area (which includes the park and surrounding reserves) as of 20.Įlephants in Murchison Falls National Park are best seen during the safari drive in the savannah which is on the northern bank of the River Nile. Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda’s biggest park, is another place in Uganda that will give you wonderful sightings of elephants in Uganda. Elephants in the Kazinga Channel Murchison Falls National Park The Kazinga Channel boat cruise actually offers some of the closest encounters you will ever have with an African bush elephant without compromising your safety. For even better sightings of elephants the Kazinga Channel offers up close views while on a boat cruise safari as the elephants come to quench their thirst and cool off the afternoon heat. The Kasenyi plains, Mweya peninsula and the remote Ishasha plains near the Congo are areas you won’t miss an elephant sighting while on a safari drive. Never the less, Queen Elizabeth National Park is one of the best places to see elephants in Uganda. I say on a good day because this park is linked with the Virunga National Park of the neighboring Democratic of Congo and there are seasonal movements of herds of elephants from one park to the other. On a good day you will have the best elephant experience in Queen Elizabeth National Park. Queen Elizabeth protected area (which includes Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kyambura Wildlife Reserve and Kigezi Widlife Reserve) has the biggest population of elephants in Uganda which the last census carried out in 2018 put the figure to 3953 elephants. Places to the see elephants on safari in Uganda Queen Elizabeth National Park This is according to the Uganda Wildlife Authority, an organization tasked with managing the parks in Uganda. Uganda is one of the few places in Africa where the elephant population has had a steady increase in the recent past.Īs of 2020 the population of elephants in Uganda was put at 7975, an increase from 5808 in 2017 which was also an increase from 5730 individuals in 2014. What is the population of elephants in Uganda? The forest elephant presence in Uganda has however been refuted by some who claim these elephants in the forest are not necessary forest elephant species but simply remnants of the Africa bush elephant. The forest elephant is a rare one to find and inhabits some of the forest parks in Uganda such as Bwindi forest. The African bush elephant is the most prominent elephant species in Uganda that is easily found in a number of parks across Uganda. There are two species of elephants that are present in Uganda, that is the African bush elephant (or African savannah elephant), and the Forest elephant. The elephant is therefore one of the animals not miss on the safari and Uganda is one of the places that still have a healthy population of elephants. You may also want to see the Elephant simply because it is a member of the famed “Big Five”. For example, the elephant is regarded as the chief architect of the savanna whose constant felling of trees prevents the growth of the forest hence maintaining a savannah where other herbivores and cats can flourish.Īlso, did you know that humans developed soft feet when they came down from the trees and learned to walk was only made possible by the elephants that made the ground soft on which man could walk…? Other than the intriguing structure of the elephant that you can’t get enough of, there is so much to learn about the elephant and its critical importance to the environment. The biggest land mammal is unmistakable in the African bush a gigantic dark grey structure with pillar-like legs, large ears and a long trunk, gracefully strolling through the plains is one of the most beautiful sights of the safari. Learn more about how we are helping western lowland gorillas.Elephants are arguably the second icon of the African safari, after the Lion of course. Additionally, through the Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Institute Center for the Conservation of Congo Apes, we are developing conservation policies and local leadership to ensure the long-term survival of chimpanzees and gorillas in the Congo Basin. This is a cooperative breeding program, with a number of zoos working together to ensure the survival of the species.
The Saint Louis Zoo also participates in the Species Survival Plan for western lowland gorillas. We support a bachelor troop of gorillas at the Saint Louis Zoo. Habitat destruction, the bushmeat trade, and the spread of disease are some of the problems affecting gorillas.
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Western gorillas number only about 110,000 – most of them the western lowland subspecies, plus a few hundred of the other western subspecies, the Cross River gorilla. All types of gorillas are in serious danger of extinction in the wild.
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