Murchison falls National Park Oil Search Set for September 2012
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has revealed that Total (Exploration and Production has been revealed by World Wildlife fund (WWF) and are set to take 9 months for the seismic study of the Murchison Falls Wildlife and game viewing park for oil to commence this September 2012.
Currently only 40% of Uganda’s oil rich Albertine region has been prospected, leading to successful 58 oil wells with 2.5b deposits of barrels of oil barrels
While addressing reporters in Bunga – Kampala at the African Centre for Media Excellence, the World Wildlife Fund Energy and Manager Uganda climate Robert Ddamulira said that they have been conducting meetings with Total E&P officials and they were told that about the nine month seismic project to be carried out the Murchison Falls national park in September this year.
While carrying out the Seismic study about 500 people will be employed to help in easing the work as well as time of the project. This will involve application of small quantities of explosives and low frequency sound waves to determine the existence of oil and related hydro carbons related to oil production and processing.
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Reports and Claims on reduction of Wildlife in Uganda national parks are false
It was mentioned in the press by the Wildlife Auditor general that wildlife in Uganda national parks has declined by about 81percent. It is from this press that the Uganda Wildlife Authority informs the general public that 81% decrease in wildlife is not true instead the lion population is the one which has declined by 50 percent due to climate change and over population in areas surrounding the parks.
According to the speech from the Executive director Uganda Wildlife Authority Dr Andrew Sseguya , while addressing Journalists ,“overall population of Uganda wildlife species has been positive for the recent years but year 1960 and 1970 had the highest report of wildlife abundance and there were no reports of human encroachment and extinction.”
The executive direct Uganda Wildlife Authority also added the major cause of wildlife extinction in in various Uganda national parks is caused by climate change and increase in the human population where most people are invading the park areas for settlement and farming activities.
The report from Dr Andrew Sseguya is contrary to the Auditor General’s report which empasised on illegal harvesting and poaching as the major causes of animal reduction the parks.
The Auditor general also mentioned that the population of kobs, Ostrich was threatened and this report is not true. It’s was only confirmed that 25 elephant species died from different game parks in Uganda during the year 2011.
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Ruhango District is to get a RWF 500M Genocide memorial.
A part from the already existing genocide memorials in Kigali the capital city of Rwanda another plan has come up with the idea of putting up a genocide memorial in Ruhango district Kinazi region and this is estimated to cost about 500m RWF.
Jolie Germaine the district Vice Mayor Ruhango who is also in charge of social welfare confirmed this development at a celebration where Rwanda MTN team had gathered to pay tribute to the 1994 genocide where about 60,000 people lost their lives with the Hutus against Tutsi.
Screening bids for successful contractors will be carried out in May 2012 and they will be based on financial capabilities with the highest bidders taking the contract.
While at the celebration, the giant telecom service provider ( MTN ) managed to take a tour to Rutabo Primary school and they got the opportunity to interact with Mr Fracois Hitimana who is among the 1994 genocide survivors and he was able to narrate a story about the want went on during this Rwanda genocide as the Tutsi were being killed and dragged in pits with few people surviving during this Genocide.
At Rutabo school there is a pit where 60000 bodies were dumped after their massacre and this pit was dug before the genocide.
The MTN Human resource manager while giving her Speech on behalf of the employees, all her wards focused on Peace, Unity and development for the survivors.
With peace and Unity, there will be a brighter future in the country and there should be daily prayers to pray for the loved one who were killed and the country should be at Peace never to have such terrible genocides.
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Sharp decline in Wildlife population May lead to Extinction of rare species
A new report from animal auditing in various Uganda national parks indicates that there is a big decline in some for the rare animals species in various game reserves and these may result into extinction in future.
During 2011 there was a report of about 25 elephants which were killed in Murchison Falls Wildlife safari park , which was the worst scenario ever reported in a single conservation area for the past 10 years , compared to the three elephants which were reportedly to be killed every year by poachers.
According to the report by the Wildlife Auditor general there is decline in the population of Key Wild animals and most affected are the lions in Queen Elizabeth tree climbing lion safari park where by their population has gone down by 81% the ostrches have also reduces by 79%, zebras by 74% and the Uganda kobs by 69% and other animals in different Uganda safari parks.
Today tourism contributes 5.7% of the country’s national Gross Domestic Product per annum. Results from the World Travel and Tourism Council figures further indicate that the total contribution of tourism and travel to Uganda’s GDP, not forgetting Uganda’s wider economic impacts, is predicted to go high by 5.9 % per annum from Shs3.3 trillion, which is approximately 7.6 %of GDP this year 2012 , to Shs5.8 trillion and 7.4 % GDP contribution by the year 2021.
Due to limited research carried out it is not difficult to find out the exact cause of the reduction in the population in Uganda wildlife species that’s why there is catastrophic death and reduction in number of Uganda kobs in Queen Elizabeth National park as well as other similar death incidences with out actual cause of animal death.
According to Mr Muwanga the Auditor general he pointed out that the reduction in Wild animals for the last three years was as a result of illegal activities by the local communities such as poaching and illegal resource harvesting for example getting firewood from the parks and charcoal banning the good example is in the East Madi Wildlife Reserve and Mt. Elgon National Park.
Golfing safaris in Queen Elizabeth Wildlife safari park & Murchison falls National park
New developments aimed at building a golf course in Murchison Falls national parks and Queen Elizabeth Wildlife safari park may not take place at the moment until when the committee in charge of Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) gives contracts of this project ta go head.
The Madvanai group of companies who is also the director of operations and tourism, Marasa Group of Companies is in charge of operating the golfing safaris at Paraa safari lodge in Murchison falls and at Mweya safari lodge in Queen Elizabet National park.
According to the newly appointed board member of Uganda Wildlife Authority Mr Mani Khan, said though the president of Uganda during the month of November 2010 was in support of the the new idea of introducing golfing in the two park, permision should be got from the EIA to give a go ahead and if all fails others measeures will be taken.
Other environmentalists say that that Khan is in good relationship with the president and he may take advantage of this thus ignoring the EIA. As a newly elected Member of UWA was not happy with this statements since he is just a representative of Uganda Hoteliers and he can not make his own decisions he has to follow rules and guidelines like any other tourism stakeholders in the Uganda tourism industry and service provider.
The Uganda Wildlife committee is in charge of supervising Wildlife management financial integrity maintenance as well as restoring confidence in UWA to boost Uganda’s tourism which so far is the second largest revenue earner of the country with Bwindi impenetrable gorilla safari park as the most visited park for mountain gorilla tracking.
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Uganda as a tourist destination gets new tourism frontiers from the IPU deligates.
Uganda has for the firs time among the three East African countries hosted the 126th Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) conference, this conference was composed various parliamentarians representing different countries from allover the world in Kampala -Uganda,this happened during the same year for celebrating Uganda’s 50th anniversary. It is also the Uganda time that a female speaker was elected in 2012 Kadaga and this had never happen in the country thus making this a historical event in Uganda’s books of history.
Uganda as a country should be proud of such big opportunities of hosting parliamentarians from around the world since this did not come easily. According to the spokesperson Michael Bayiga Lulume ( Member of Parliament) for IPU organising committee “the IPU is an occasion for Uganda to showcase, prove that is the 2012 top tourism destination in the world with tourist activities like gorilla tracking safaris , wildlife safaris and other Special interest Uganda safari packages as ranked by the world’s biggest travel magazine and travel site the Lonely Planet”
The spokes person also added that most people visit Uganda with the aim of spending more of their Uganda holiday relaxing as well as sight seeing in the different National parks like the famous Bwindi Impenetrable gorilla tracking park with gorilla tracking as the major tourist activity, Murchison falls national park for wildlife and game viewing , Kibale Chimpanzee tracking forest , Queen Elizabeth national park for tree climbing lion safaris not found in other Uganda National park and many more that Uganda has to offer to tourists.
Not only did the Ugandans benefit from the event but the IPU delegates also enjoyed the beauty of Uganda since 99% of them it was their first to travel to uganda. So amazing!!!!!
A Korean Member of Parliament Choi Young-Hee expected to find Uganda to hot since it is close to the equator and this was not the case he was surprised by the cool and calm weather in Uganda .The hotel structures in Uganda also mesmerised him compared to those in Korea which do not have a good ambiance.
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Ngamba Island another home for Chimpanzees viewing safaris in Uganda
Today the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary has gained popularity internationally after a report about the 22 year old Natasha Chimpanze which has been said to be a genius. A tours to one of the chimpanzee homes explores their integration into the big community, which indicates their similar needs like humans getting using to new society before you start staying together a part of the family and this is not always easy to cope with for the first time.
Mimi, four ,five ,Sarah and Madina , two, are young chimpanzees who are said to have missed their flight to Middle East or Europe to used as pets. They were illegally taken to Southern Sudan via DR Congo, knowing that laws governing animals in Southern Sundan were not as strong as those og Kenya, Tanzania , Uganda and Rwanda animals . With such laws governing animal husbandry the deal suspected to involve the Arab traders was turned down since they did not succeed.
Annie Olivecrona, who formerly worked with the Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation trust together with the intervention of the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance consultant fought had to make sure that the chimps were not sold as pets since this was increasing reducing on the number of chimp for trade and each chimp would for ten million dollars and above with high demand .
It from this time that organizations governing Wildlife and primate intervened to rescue the chimps from being sold as pet among these organizations that told part in included Uganda Wildlife Authority, Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust (CSWCT), Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) thus flying the chimpanzee in Uganda and Uganda as a country is a home for gorilla safaris and the chimpanzee safaris as well.
When planning to take a chimpanzee tracking safari places to see the chimps in Uganda are, Murchison falls Kaniyo pabodi, Kibale Chimpanzee forest park, Kyambura Gorge in Queen Elizabeth Tree climbing lion safari park, Semliki national park, Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary offering care giving to the chimps, chimpanzee forest walk and chimp viewing while they are feeding.
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Uganda community tours and cultural tourism Marketing
In order to have Uganda’s cultural and community tours exposed to the tourists who come for Uganda safaris, Uganda as a tourist destination in Africa has decided to hold a tourism festival, aiming at creating awareness to the outside world the importance of community tourism in Uganda and cultural conservation. The community and Uganda cultural safari promotion festival brought together industry stakeholders and Uganda community tourism participants, thus creating awareness about community based tourism in Uganda. While the show, Uganda community based enterprises services like crafts and tourism services like Uganda hotel services providers, transport service providers, Uganda operators especially those who deal with clients in making reservations for Uganda safari packages like safaris to Uganda nationals parks including various safari attractions like Uganda gorilla tours, Uganda Wildlife safaris, primate safaris in Uganda and many more tailored safaris. The Uganda community and culture festival was hosted by the Uganda Community Tourism Association (UCOTA) and USAID-Sustainable Tourism in the Albertine Rift. According to the Uganda Community Tourism Association Ms. Helen Lubowa, said that Uganda was developed as the pearl of Africa in order to fond out truly developed tourism devotions and focus on them to have more tourists coming to visit Uganda nature resources. All participants in the festival were awarded with certificates of participation and these included Insight safari Holidays, Hotels owners, Ishasha Ntungwe River Camp ,Gorilla Resort Lodge in Bwindi Impenetrable Uganda gorilla safari park.
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UGANDA’S SILVERBACK GORILLAS ARE THE BIGGEST ATTRACTIONS IN UGANDA’ SAFARI PARKS.
Makara one of the family among the silverbacks while at the top of a tree searches with his eyes gorilla tracking visitors to his family.
Makara is the one in charge of his group members and is keeping security to make sure that visitor tracking gorilla in his gropu do not make any harm to his family and the mood of Makara can be detected from the bad smell around which may be around.
A mong the gorilla tracking rules for anyon einteding to do gorilla tracking safari is to keep a distance and stand still visitors are not allowed to to feed the mountain gorillas .
All visitor who have gone gorilla tracking in Uganda or Rwanda they always have a story to tell to the people they have left behind and the story is is all about mounatin gorilla in the thick forest of Impenetrable Bwindi gorilla safari park . The disccrption of of these prized tourism gems is quite hard to tell all one has to know is that the mountain gorillas are black and with faces only a mother can like.
Mounatin gorillas are for the uninitiated special primate species and this has made them a target of poachers for red mear especially with the Congolees in the Dr Congo. Gorilla tracking experience in Bwindi starts at 8am with briefing on does and donts while tracking the mountain gorillas before walking into the hick jungles of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in search of gorillas.
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UGANDA IN THE 3RD POSITION AT ITB.
Morocco emerged be the best among African the African countries while at International Travel Bureau for this in Berlin for year 2012. According to the Judges, this was obviously expected when we look at the number of votes that were caste for the different the countries which participated in this travel exhibition and counted; this was followed by last year’s best performer which was Burundi that took over Rwanda which has always been the best in the past fours years. Uganda as a tourist destination and participant was able to take the third position in the 2012 ITB after gaining strength of being in listed by the lonely planet as the 2012’s too tourist destination in the world and a must visit country for tourism satisfaction with mountain gorillas and wildlife safaris as the leading tourist activities in Uganda, Uganda was followed by Rwanda in 4th then Kenya took the 5th position.
The Minister of Tourism Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu together with the General Manager Cuthbert Baguma Uganda Tourist Board (UTB) Cuthbert Baguma led the group that participated at ITB, however there were other tourism stakeholders who joined the group in Berlin with the aim of marketing Uganda and what it has to offer to tourists among these included Uganda tour operators and safari lodge owners operation business in Uganda.
Uganda is know waiting for the celebration of its 50th anniversary of Independence from Britain on 9th November it is on this day that Uganda as a tourist country will have the opportunity to expose its tourist potentials like Uganda National parks, Uganda safaris and the must visit attractions like the mountain gorilla safaris, Queen Elizabeth tree climbing lion safari park, Murchison falls wildlife safari and other places of interest to tourists.
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