382:
285:
50:
61:
395:
1012:
67:
505:
222:
or Mening are the original inhabitants of the area, who had been living here since 1800. It was gazetted as a game reserve by the
British colonial government in 1958, and the people were evicted. The purpose was both to protect the animals from hunting and to prevent further clearing of bush for
546:
295:
Most of the park is open tree savannah. Because of differences in rainfall with annual averages of 89 cm (35 in) in Narus and 64 cm (25 in) in the Kidepo valleys, vegetation and animal populations vary between the two valleys.
615:
490:
294 million (US$ 129,000 or €99,000 as of August 1, 2010) from 2,100 visitors. By the 2012-2013 fiscal year this had grown to USh 466 million ($ 178,000 or €134,000 as of August 1, 2013) from 2300 visitors.
777:
246:
in 1962. The first chief warden of the park was Ian Ross, a Briton. In 1972, Paul Ssali, a
Ugandan, replaced him. Their handover and training was the subject of the 1974 American documentary film, "
531:
National Park. One female died in the holding facility in Lake Nakuru. Two females and one male were flown to Kidepo. In Kidepo one male was eaten by lions shortly after being released.
1066:
1025:
519:
population of over 400 animals. By 1992 this had been poached down to only three animals, including a single female. In 1997 Warden Peter Möller obtained funding from the
258:
The park consists of the two major valley systems of the Kidepo and Narus Rivers. The valley floors lie between 3,000 feet (910 m) and 4,000 feet (1,200 m)
781:
304:
Narus is a name given by the Ketebo or Mening or
Amening Clan which were the people living in the Valley. Primary grasses in the Narus Valley are the shorter
1671:
1474:
231:, especially the Ketebo people who were forcefully relocated to other areas within Bira such as Napotpot, Kalo Kudo, Namosingo, Loriwo and Naurkori in
1227:
235:, was cited by park management as an example of the unacceptable consequences of not taking community needs into account when designating reserves.
91:
1686:
1059:
943:
1681:
1295:
689:
Ross, Iain; Harrington, G. (1968). "The practical aspects of implementing a controlled burning scheme in the Kidepo Valley
National Park".
1637:
191:
in
Kaabong District, in the northeastern corner of Uganda. The park is approximately 220 kilometres (140 mi), by road northwest of
1574:
1520:
1393:
1052:
812:
516:
269:
in the extreme north of the park, in
Lotukei, South Sudanese boundary. This spring is the most permanent source of water in the park.
1666:
1469:
1360:
1325:
1091:
1075:
350:
trees are also present. Perennial water makes River Kidepo an oasis in the semi-desert which hosts over 86 mammal species including
1479:
1340:
1320:
1300:
1280:
1162:
1131:
1083:
1022:
1459:
1370:
1355:
1350:
1310:
1235:
1464:
1535:
1345:
1335:
1305:
1290:
1275:
1270:
1240:
1111:
668:
598:
35:
1403:
1398:
746:
1619:
1408:
1330:
1315:
1285:
1265:
1260:
1245:
1217:
1126:
1121:
1015:
1443:
1365:
1250:
520:
1525:
1438:
1423:
1540:
1255:
1433:
1413:
1388:
284:
1495:
1428:
1418:
1207:
1202:
381:
1530:
1515:
1676:
1661:
1632:
1212:
1116:
415:
1505:
49:
1510:
1192:
1182:
1172:
1167:
1106:
887:
430:
The administration of the park is led by a Chief Warden. This position has been held by the following wardens:
1500:
1197:
195:, the largest town in the sub-region. It is approximately 520 kilometres (320 mi), by road, northeast of
1380:
1187:
1177:
1157:
375:
317:
313:
1136:
394:
343:
247:
1152:
524:
363:
338:
1569:
1545:
1096:
901:
403:
321:
276:
clay and sandy-clay loam predominate, while the Narus Valley has freer-draining red clays and loams.
259:
347:
309:
207:
176:
20:
828:
1614:
1584:
333:
1609:
441:
ODUR first black
African to be chief park warden managed Kidepo in the 1960s before Paul Ssali
1555:
968:
808:
664:
594:
325:
633:. Vol. The Great New Wilderness Debate. Athens: University of Georgia. pp. 217–230.
467:
Edward Asalu as chief park warden Capt. John Emille Otekat also worked as chief park warden
728:
698:
487:
359:
305:
1604:
1029:
367:
355:
188:
168:
19:
This article is about the
Ugandan national park. For the South Sudanese game reserve, see
1011:
719:
Field, C. R.; Ross, I. C. (1976). "The savanna ecology of Kidepo Valley
National Park".
732:
702:
202:
The northwestern boundary of the park runs along the international frontier with Bira,
1655:
1579:
371:
351:
219:
39:
922:
504:
289:
239:
172:
66:
944:"Wildlife Authority Adopts Mobile App to Report Problem Animal Incidences :"
862:
750:
558:
1599:
1594:
1564:
528:
508:
232:
203:
192:
1589:
273:
266:
224:
106:
93:
1044:
1039:
1034:
243:
167:. Kidepo is rugged savannah, dominated by the 2,750 metres (9,020 ft)
422:
as of August 2013 was financing the improvement of roads within the park.
160:
159:
is a 1,442 square kilometres (557 sq mi) national park in the
329:
196:
616:
Pastoralists’ Livelihoods In The Kidepo Valley Area of
Northern Uganda
228:
164:
629:
Harmon, David (1998). J. Baird Callicott and Michael Nelson (ed.).
631:
Cultural Diversity, Human Subsistence, and the National Park Ideal
503:
419:
393:
380:
283:
987:
839:
227:-control. The eviction of the resident people and the resultant
1048:
402:
Streams in the Kidepo Valley are dotted with palms, whereas
272:
The soil in the park is clayey. In the Kidepo Valley, black
265:
Kanangorok (also spelled Kananorok or Kanatarok) is a tepid
644:
Ross, Jay (January 5, 1983). "Warden Task isn't Easy".
591:
African Ecology: Benchmarks and Historical Perspectives
142:
from the Mening or Ketebo verb Kidebo, meaning ‘Help us
902:"About 2,000 Sudanese cross into Uganda to seek water"
778:"Kidepo national park posts growth in visitor numbers"
448:–1981 A.M.K. Bendebule (died in air crash in the park)
923:"North Eastern Uganda- South Sudan Road Commissioned"
967:
Kalema, Gladys (March 1998). Pritpal, Soorae (ed.).
1554:
1488:
1452:
1379:
1226:
1145:
1082:
146:
138:
130:
122:
85:
77:
28:
385:Elephants in Kidepo Valley National Park in Uganda
771:
769:
767:
547:Road Distance Between Kampala and Kidepo with Map
238:The newly independent government of Uganda under
81:Karenga Karamoja, Northern Region, Uganda, Uganda
805:A view from a tall hill: Robert Ruark in Africa
593:(1st ed.). Berlin: Springer. p. 710.
1060:
663:(1 ed.). New York: Dutton. p. 243.
486:In the fiscal year 2009-2010 Kidepo received
406:bushes are growing in higher elevated areas.
8:
584:
582:
580:
578:
187:Kidepo Valley National Park is located near
1067:
1053:
1045:
714:
712:
515:During the 1960s Kidepo had a sustainable
25:
1638:National Environment Management Authority
684:
682:
680:
661:No man's land: the last of White Africa
559:"Kidepo: A national park with a vision"
539:
72:Location of Kidepo Valley National Park
969:"Translocation of Rotschilds giraffes
316:. Common trees in the drier areas are
807:. Camden, Maine: Countrysport Press.
199:, Uganda's capital and largest city.
7:
1620:Sango Bay-Musambwa Island-Kagera Bay
398:Bird species in Kidepo National Park
76:
1672:Protected areas established in 1962
863:"Uganda: Bush Fires Rage In Kidepo"
829:"Obituaries: Kidepo Park officials"
126:1,442 km (557 sq mi)
1453:Community wildlife management area
971:Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi
733:10.1111/j.1365-2028.1976.tb00148.x
703:10.1111/j.1365-2028.1968.tb00907.x
14:
1010:
65:
59:
48:
780:. Daily Monitor. Archived from
747:"Fauna of Kidepo National Park"
378:, and almost 500 bird species.
288:Maneless zebras, a form of the
242:converted the reserve into the
129:
1687:Important Bird Areas of Uganda
888:"Uganda expects tourism boost"
861:Okech, Oscar (10 March 1998).
589:Spinage, Clive Alfred (2012).
1:
1682:1962 establishments in Uganda
1018:travel guide from Wikivoyage
691:East African Wildlife Journal
1558:Wetlands of Int'l Importance
1023:Official government web page
521:Frankfurt Zoological Society
1040:Kidepo Valley National Park
1016:Kidepo Valley National Park
614:Laban MacOpiyo (May 2011).
457:1998 (acting) Daniel Aleper
414:The park is managed by the
244:Kidepo Valley National Park
157:Kidepo Valley National Park
29:Kidepo Valley National Park
1703:
1035:Kidepo Wildlife Foundation
721:African Journal of Ecology
18:
1633:Uganda Wildlife Authority
1628:
1076:Protected areas of Uganda
460:2001-2002 Joseph Sentongo
416:Uganda Wildlife Authority
324:, and to a lesser extent
150:Uganda Wildlife Authority
56:
47:
33:
1667:National parks of Uganda
1394:Central Karamoja (Napak)
1381:Controlled Hunting Areas
618:(Report). African Union.
463:2003-2006 Kuloao Okwongo
336:line the water courses.
1228:Central Forest Reserves
803:Wieland, Terry (2000).
659:Heminway, John (1983).
445:1972– ? Paul Ssali
16:National park in Uganda
527:giraffes from Kenya's
512:
404:whistling thorn acacia
399:
386:
292:
248:The Wild and the Brave
206:and abuts against its
171:and transected by the
973:from Kenya to Uganda"
507:
495:Conservation activity
474:2013 Johnson Masereka
434:1958–1962 Tony Henley
397:
384:
364:African bush elephant
339:Euphorbia candelabrum
287:
1642:indicates degazetted
1489:Wildlife sanctuaries
980:Re-introduction News
511:volunteers on a hide
376:Rothschild's giraffe
314:fine thatching grass
163:region in northeast
1575:Lake Mburo-Nakivali
1092:Bwindi Impenetrable
948:Uganda Radionetwork
776:Ssebuyira, Martin.
646:The Washington Post
471:2008 Henry Tusubira
451:1994– Peter Lotyang
208:Kidepo Game Reserve
103: /
21:Kidepo Game Reserve
1615:Rwenzori Mountains
1132:Rwenzori Mountains
1028:2017-02-09 at the
517:Rothschild giraffe
513:
477:2021 Samuel Amanya
437:1964–1972 Ian Ross
400:
387:
366:, giraffe, zebra,
308:and taller bunchy
293:
1649:
1648:
1146:Wildlife reserves
784:on 16 August 2013
454:1996 Anjelo Ajoka
354:, lion, cheetah,
318:red thorn acacias
154:
153:
1694:
1677:Kaabong District
1662:IUCN Category II
1112:Mgahinga Gorilla
1069:
1062:
1055:
1046:
1014:
1000:
999:
997:
995:
977:
964:
958:
957:
955:
954:
940:
934:
933:
931:
929:
919:
913:
912:
910:
908:
898:
892:
891:
884:
878:
877:
875:
873:
858:
852:
851:
849:
847:
842:: 26. March 1981
833:
825:
819:
818:
800:
794:
793:
791:
789:
773:
762:
761:
759:
758:
749:. Archived from
743:
737:
736:
716:
707:
706:
686:
675:
674:
656:
650:
649:
641:
635:
634:
626:
620:
619:
611:
605:
604:
586:
573:
572:
570:
569:
555:
549:
544:
360:African wild dog
342:and the shorter
118:
117:
115:
114:
113:
108:
107:3.900°N 33.850°E
104:
101:
100:
99:
96:
69:
63:
62:
52:
26:
1702:
1701:
1697:
1696:
1695:
1693:
1692:
1691:
1652:
1651:
1650:
1645:
1624:
1605:Murchison Falls
1550:
1484:
1448:
1375:
1222:
1163:Bokora Corridor
1141:
1127:Queen Elizabeth
1122:Murchison Falls
1078:
1073:
1030:Wayback Machine
1008:
1003:
993:
991:
975:
966:
965:
961:
952:
950:
942:
941:
937:
927:
925:
921:
920:
916:
906:
904:
900:
899:
895:
886:
885:
881:
871:
869:
860:
859:
855:
845:
843:
831:
827:
826:
822:
815:
802:
801:
797:
787:
785:
775:
774:
765:
756:
754:
745:
744:
740:
718:
717:
710:
688:
687:
678:
671:
658:
657:
653:
643:
642:
638:
628:
627:
623:
613:
612:
608:
601:
588:
587:
576:
567:
565:
557:
556:
552:
545:
541:
537:
502:
497:
484:
428:
412:
410:Park management
392:
368:African buffalo
356:African leopard
326:drumstick trees
302:
282:
256:
216:
185:
169:Mount Morungole
111:
109:
105:
102:
97:
94:
92:
90:
89:
73:
70:
64:
60:
43:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1700:
1698:
1690:
1689:
1684:
1679:
1674:
1669:
1664:
1654:
1653:
1647:
1646:
1644:
1643:
1640:
1635:
1629:
1626:
1625:
1623:
1622:
1617:
1612:
1607:
1602:
1597:
1592:
1587:
1582:
1577:
1572:
1567:
1561:
1559:
1552:
1551:
1549:
1548:
1543:
1538:
1533:
1528:
1526:Ntoroko-Kanara
1523:
1518:
1513:
1508:
1503:
1498:
1492:
1490:
1486:
1485:
1483:
1482:
1477:
1472:
1467:
1462:
1456:
1454:
1450:
1449:
1447:
1446:
1441:
1436:
1431:
1426:
1421:
1416:
1411:
1406:
1404:South Karamoja
1401:
1399:North Karamoja
1396:
1391:
1385:
1383:
1377:
1376:
1374:
1373:
1368:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1333:
1328:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1296:Kashoya-Kitomi
1293:
1288:
1283:
1278:
1273:
1268:
1263:
1258:
1253:
1248:
1243:
1238:
1232:
1230:
1224:
1223:
1221:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1149:
1147:
1143:
1142:
1140:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1094:
1088:
1086:
1084:National Parks
1080:
1079:
1074:
1072:
1071:
1064:
1057:
1049:
1043:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1007:
1006:External links
1004:
1002:
1001:
959:
935:
914:
893:
879:
853:
820:
814:978-0892726509
813:
795:
763:
738:
708:
676:
669:
651:
636:
621:
606:
599:
574:
550:
538:
536:
533:
501:
498:
496:
493:
483:
480:
479:
478:
475:
472:
465:
464:
461:
458:
455:
452:
449:
446:
439:
438:
435:
427:
424:
411:
408:
391:
388:
301:
298:
281:
278:
255:
252:
215:
212:
184:
181:
152:
151:
148:
144:
143:
140:
136:
135:
132:
128:
127:
124:
120:
119:
87:
83:
82:
79:
75:
74:
71:
58:
57:
54:
53:
45:
44:
34:
31:
30:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1699:
1688:
1685:
1683:
1680:
1678:
1675:
1673:
1670:
1668:
1665:
1663:
1660:
1659:
1657:
1641:
1639:
1636:
1634:
1631:
1630:
1627:
1621:
1618:
1616:
1613:
1611:
1608:
1606:
1603:
1601:
1598:
1596:
1593:
1591:
1588:
1586:
1583:
1581:
1580:Lake Nabugabo
1578:
1576:
1573:
1571:
1568:
1566:
1563:
1562:
1560:
1557:
1553:
1547:
1544:
1542:
1539:
1537:
1534:
1532:
1529:
1527:
1524:
1522:
1519:
1517:
1514:
1512:
1509:
1507:
1504:
1502:
1499:
1497:
1494:
1493:
1491:
1487:
1481:
1478:
1476:
1473:
1471:
1468:
1466:
1463:
1461:
1458:
1457:
1455:
1451:
1445:
1442:
1440:
1437:
1435:
1432:
1430:
1427:
1425:
1422:
1420:
1417:
1415:
1412:
1410:
1407:
1405:
1402:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1392:
1390:
1387:
1386:
1384:
1382:
1378:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1354:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1337:
1334:
1332:
1329:
1327:
1324:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1314:
1312:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1287:
1284:
1282:
1279:
1277:
1274:
1272:
1269:
1267:
1264:
1262:
1259:
1257:
1254:
1252:
1249:
1247:
1244:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1233:
1231:
1229:
1225:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1150:
1148:
1144:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1102:Kidepo Valley
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1089:
1087:
1085:
1081:
1077:
1070:
1065:
1063:
1058:
1056:
1051:
1050:
1047:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1027:
1024:
1021:
1020:
1019:
1017:
1013:
1005:
989:
985:
981:
974:
972:
963:
960:
949:
945:
939:
936:
924:
918:
915:
903:
897:
894:
889:
883:
880:
868:
864:
857:
854:
841:
837:
836:IUCN Bulletin
830:
824:
821:
816:
810:
806:
799:
796:
783:
779:
772:
770:
768:
764:
753:on 2012-07-30
752:
748:
742:
739:
734:
730:
726:
722:
715:
713:
709:
704:
700:
696:
692:
685:
683:
681:
677:
672:
666:
662:
655:
652:
647:
640:
637:
632:
625:
622:
617:
610:
607:
602:
596:
592:
585:
583:
581:
579:
575:
564:
560:
554:
551:
548:
543:
540:
534:
532:
530:
526:
522:
518:
510:
506:
499:
494:
492:
489:
481:
476:
473:
470:
469:
468:
462:
459:
456:
453:
450:
447:
444:
443:
442:
436:
433:
432:
431:
425:
423:
421:
417:
409:
407:
405:
396:
390:Kidepo Valley
389:
383:
379:
377:
373:
372:bat-eared fox
369:
365:
361:
357:
353:
352:spotted hyena
349:
348:Buffalo thorn
345:
341:
340:
335:
331:
330:Sausage trees
327:
323:
319:
315:
311:
307:
306:red oat grass
299:
297:
291:
286:
279:
277:
275:
270:
268:
263:
261:
253:
251:
249:
245:
241:
236:
234:
230:
226:
221:
213:
211:
209:
205:
200:
198:
194:
190:
182:
180:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
158:
149:
145:
141:
137:
133:
125:
121:
116:
112:3.900; 33.850
88:
84:
80:
68:
55:
51:
46:
41:
40:national park
37:
36:IUCN category
32:
27:
22:
1521:Ngama Island
1409:Karuma Falls
1218:Toro-Semliki
1101:
1009:
992:. Retrieved
983:
979:
970:
962:
951:. Retrieved
947:
938:
926:. Retrieved
917:
905:. Retrieved
896:
882:
870:. Retrieved
866:
856:
844:. Retrieved
835:
823:
804:
798:
786:. Retrieved
782:the original
755:. Retrieved
751:the original
741:
724:
720:
694:
690:
660:
654:
645:
639:
630:
624:
609:
590:
566:. Retrieved
562:
553:
542:
514:
485:
466:
440:
429:
413:
401:
344:monkey bread
337:
322:desert dates
310:Guinea grass
303:
300:Narus Valley
294:
290:plains zebra
271:
264:
257:
240:Milton Obote
237:
217:
201:
186:
156:
155:
1600:Mabamba Bay
1595:Lutembe Bay
1585:Lake Nakuwa
1570:Lake George
1565:Lake Bisina
1536:Otze Forest
1470:Kaiso Tonya
1117:Mount Elgon
986:. Nairobi:
727:(1): 1–15.
697:: 101–105.
529:Lake Nakuru
525:translocate
509:Mercy Corps
233:South Sudan
204:South Sudan
131:Established
110: /
86:Coordinates
1656:Categories
1590:Lake Opeta
1546:Ziwa Rhino
1444:North Teso
1361:Rwensambya
1326:Mount Otzi
1158:Aswa-Lolim
1107:Lake Mburo
953:2022-08-09
867:New Vision
757:2009-12-06
670:0525241965
600:3642228712
568:2023-01-24
563:New Vision
535:References
426:Leadership
267:hot spring
225:tsetse fly
1610:Nabajjuzi
1531:Nyaburogo
1516:Mount Kei
1439:East Teso
1424:West Madi
1341:Nakindiba
1321:Mount Kei
1301:Kitechura
1281:Kapimpini
1208:Matheniko
1203:East Madi
788:14 August
488:USh
334:fan palms
139:Named for
1480:Rwengara
1371:Wambabya
1356:Rwensama
1351:Nyabyeya
1311:Lutoboka
1236:Bukaleba
1213:Pian Upe
1193:Kyambura
1137:Semuliki
1026:Archived
482:Finances
280:Wildlife
183:Location
179:rivers.
161:Karamoja
147:Operator
78:Location
1506:Kazinga
1496:Entebbe
1475:Karenga
1434:Semliki
1414:Katonga
1346:Nyabiku
1336:Muhunga
1306:Kyewaga
1291:Kasenyi
1276:Kalinzu
1271:Kagombe
1241:Bugamba
1198:Lomunga
1183:Katonga
1173:Kabwoya
1168:Bugungu
994:11 July
928:11 July
907:11 July
872:11 July
846:11 July
500:Giraffe
254:Geology
214:History
197:Kampala
189:Karenga
98:33°51′E
95:03°54′N
1556:Ramsar
1511:Malawa
1460:Amudat
1389:Buhuka
1331:Mpanga
1316:Mafuga
1286:Kasato
1266:Itwara
1261:Ihimbo
1246:Bujawe
1188:Kigezi
1178:Karuma
1097:Kibale
811:
667:
597:
418:. The
274:chalky
229:famine
220:Ketebo
193:Moroto
173:Kidepo
165:Uganda
1501:Jinja
1465:Iriri
1429:Sebei
1419:Lipan
1366:Rwoho
1251:Gangu
976:(PDF)
832:(PDF)
420:USAID
177:Narus
1541:UWEC
1256:Gulu
1153:Ajai
996:2012
988:IUCN
930:2012
909:2012
874:2012
848:2012
840:IUCN
809:ISBN
790:2013
665:ISBN
595:ISBN
346:and
332:and
312:and
260:AMSL
218:The
175:and
134:1958
123:Area
38:II (
990:: 8
729:doi
699:doi
523:to
250:."
1658::
984:15
982:.
978:.
946:.
865:.
838:.
834:.
766:^
725:14
723:.
711:^
693:.
679:^
577:^
561:.
374:,
370:,
362:,
358:,
328:.
320:,
262:.
210:.
1068:e
1061:t
1054:v
998:.
956:.
932:.
911:.
890:.
876:.
850:.
817:.
792:.
760:.
735:.
731::
705:.
701::
695:6
673:.
648:.
603:.
571:.
42:)
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
