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Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve

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during the long years of civil war, while others dispersed elsewhere as a result of competition with cattle herders. At the turn of the millennium, a belated effort to protect the remnant wildlife led to an 87 kilometers portion of KTCHA southwest of the river Hohwa being upgraded in status to form
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and the Toro-Semiliki Wildlife Reserve. However, the large herds of buffalo, Defassa waterbuck, Ugandan kob and Jackson's hartebeest once associated with the KTCHA had all but vanished when a survey was undertaken there in 1982. Most of these animals were wiped out by
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in 1963 as part of the 227 kilometers Kaiso-Tonya Controlled Hunting Area (KTCHA), which then represented an important component in a migration route along the east shore of Lake Albert between
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plains along Lake Albert and tourists can enjoy the striking views of Lake Albert and the magnificent Blue mountains of
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Hills and valleys on Bundibugyo road in western Uganda, that are a result of albertine rift valley formation.
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the Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve, while the northeast was rebranded as the Kaiso-Tonya Community Wildlife Area.
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Wildlife populations in Kabwoya are steadily increasing. The most common large mammals are Ugandan
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monkey that dwell in the riparian forest along the rivers Hohwa and Wambabya.
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are also present in significant numbers. More localized species include
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and covers an area of 87 square miles. It is characterized by remote
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The reserve is situated within the Western side of the
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IUCN category
natural monument or feature
1°24′17″N 30°58′10″E / 1.40462°N 30.96938°E / 1.40462; 30.96938
Uganda

Albertine Rift Valley
Congo
Lake Albert
Savannah
DRC
conservation
Murchison Falls National Park
poachers
Kob
Oribi
Anubis baboon
warthog
Jackson's hartebeest
Defassa waterbuck
duicker
hippo
giant forest hog
chimpanzee
black-and-white colobus
vervet
World Database on Protected Areas
"Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve - Uganda Game Reserves | Uganda Parks"


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