African Wildlife - variety of Spice in Uganda’s National Parks.

In the shadow of the Rwenzori Mountains lies the 1,995 sq km Queen Elizabeth National Park - the most visited national; park in Uganda as well as the country’s second largest game reserve.

The park is 420 km from Kampala. There is a landing strip at Mweya lodge and a larger airstrip at Kasese town. Uganda Tours.

Famed for its bio-diversity, the park is home to more than 100 recorded types of mammals and – depending whom you believe – between 500 and 6000 species of birds. This represents probably the highest rate of bio-diversity of any game park in the world. The range of wildlife includes some animals rarely seen anywhere else, such as the sitatunga, giant forest hog and Uganda Kob. Surprisingly, however, there are no zebra, giraffe, impala or rhino in the park.

Profusion;

Such is the profusion of birdlife that bird watchers come from all over the world in the hope of seeing such rare and exotic species as the shoebill (or whale-headed) stork, which stands over 1 metre high. These and a myriad other birds such as the Crested Crane and animals are best viewed from a boat on the 32 km Kazinga Channel, which links Lake Edward to Lake George. This channel is believed to contain the world’s highest concentration of hippo.Serengeti National Park
Like most other national parks in Uganda, Queen Elizabeth has under gone a long period recovery in animal numbers since many were killed by soldiers or poachers in the 1980s. Today, the park is very much on top form once again, showing that given time, nature can heal itself.
Specific attractions include the Kyambura Gorge, in the north-east of the park, where the thick canopied treetops are home to chimpanzees. Another key attraction is Maramagambo Forest, South of the Kazinga Channel, which contain\s a variety of other primates.Kenya National Parks

Of particular interest are the park’s tree-climbing lions, which can be found in the Ishasha area.

Next to Queen Elizabeth National Par is the 760 sq Km Kibale national park, an area of tropical rain forest known for its diverse fauna and flora.

In particular, the park contains the largest population of forest elephants in Uganda. These are rarely seen, however, because of the dense vegetation.

Kibale has no fewer than 11 species of primates; red-tailed monkeys, blue monkeys, olive baboon, chimpanzees, black, white and red colobus and white-cheeked mangabey.Safari Tour to Uganda

Other mammals found in the park are bushbuck, red and blue duiker, Uganda Kob, buffalo, waterbuck, hippo and such oddities as the scaly-tailed flying squirrel and tree pangolin.