Home to one of Africa’s most diverse tropical forests and renowned for its population of chimpanzees, Kibale National Park attracts adventurers, nature enthusiasts, and researchers from around the globe. To reach this natural wonderland, several popular means of transport are available, each offering its own unique experience and opportunities to immerse oneself in the beauty
Low Season Discounted Chimpanzee Permit For Kibale Forest
Are you planning to undertake a budget chimpanzee tracking safari to Uganda? This is an opportunity to participate in this activity and save more money for other expenses. Take advantage of this opportunity and achieve your dream of meeting man’s closest relatives. Chimpanzee tracking permits for normal seasons are $150 per person for Foreign Non-Residents,
UWA Wins a Landmark Case Against Former Occupants of Kibale Park
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has won a Constitutional Petition in the case of Tukamuhebwa George and 2720 others in the Court of Appeal sitting as a Constitutional court. The petitioners were residents of Mpokya sub-county in Kabarole District(now Kamwenge) who sued UWA and Attorney General (AG) for allegedly illegally and unlawfully evicting them from their
Royals & Diplomats Track Chimpanzees in Kibale
Chimpanzee Tracking and Bird watching in Kibale National Park also fondly known as the World’s Primate Capital was the major highlight of the Tourism week climaxing in World Tourism Day in Fort Portal, Western Uganda on September 27, 2013. Uganda’s minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities (MTWA) Dr. Maria Mutagamba was the chief guide for
My Conversations with Chimpanzees
For 30 years Roger Fouts has pioneered communication with chimpanzees through sign language–beginning with a mischievous baby chimp named Washoe. This remarkable book describes Fout’s odyssey from novice researcher to celebrity scientist to impassioned crusader for the rights of animals. Living and conversing with these sensitive creatures has given him a profound appreciation of what
Makerere University and French Museum Partner to Save Chimps
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), French National Museum of History and Makerere University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for research and conservation of chimpanzees in Kibale National park. Uganda Wildlife Authority The research will focus on chimpanzee behavior, health and ecology. Uganda has more than 50 per cent of the world’s chimpanzee species and
Contagious (hooooh, hummmm) Yawning
Although scientists have yet to determine the exact function of the yawn in humans, some research suggests that yawning was used in our evolutionary past as a communication signal of some sort. Perhaps it was a means of showing off ones large teeth in a threat display or simply a way to signal to everyone
UWA Set to Launch Second Chimpanzee Tourism Family
UWA has good news for chimpanzee tracking enthusiasts. A second chimpanzee community is being habituated in Kibale National Park in western Uganda, and this will be used exclusively for tourism purposes. The community being habituated is called the Bulaiga Chimpanzee Community, and it will help address the problem of inadequate availability of chimp tracking permits,
Gambia Chimpanzee Expert Marsden Earns O.B.E from Queen Elizabeth
Chimpanzee rehabilitation pioneer Stella Brewer Marsden has been named an Officer of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in the United Kingdom’s New Year’s honours list by HM Queen Elizabeth II. The appointment was made in recognition of Marsden’s long-term commitment to the rescue of chimpanzees in West Africa and the community development works associated with her
Pinkie Found Dead
Pinkie, featured in the story about primates that survived human war, was found dead in the afternoon of May 20th. As usual, she was in her group of 34 chimps on a rainy spring day. When she didn’t show up for the afternoon feed, Tacugama staff began searching the perimeter of the several-acre enclosure. The