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The Highland County Press - The "big 7": Top animals to spot in Uganda


The “big 7”: Top animals to spot in Uganda
(BPT) - Do you dream of seeing majestic wild animals in their natural habitat? If viewing the world s most impressive wildlife is on your bucket list, a safari is the way to do it. You may have even heard of the Big 5 : lions, leopards, elephants, rhino and buffalo.
While many African safari destinations are home to the Big 5, Uganda is one of few countries in the world where you can also encounter both chimpanzees and endangered mountain gorillas - rounding out the list to the Big 7. These animals comprise the ultimate wildlife bucket list, making Uganda the destination of a lifetime. ....

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Jacob's Story: Saving an Injured Lion in Uganda | Blog | Nature


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This piece comes to us from Simon Nampindo,  the Country Director for Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Uganda.
Jacob the lion resting in a tree. (c) Bazil Alidria/WCS.
Jacob is a seven-year-old male lion whose range overlaps Uganda’s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In 2018, Jacob was one of 11 lions that our WCS Uganda team, with support from the Lion Recovery Fund, fitted with satellite collars embedded with GPS tracking. The collars enable us to monitor the lions’ movements in real time and minimize fatalities caused by poaching and human-wildlife conflict, two major threats.
Earlier this year, Jacob’s collar also allowed us to help save his life after he lost his left hind leg to a poacher’s trap. ....

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