Kibale Safari Uganda,Vacation Ideas, Travel and Safari Trip Africa
February 27, 2008
Flora and Fauna:
Kibale National Park supports a variety of habitat like the Savannah and the wet tropical forest as well as dry tropical forest in moist semi deciduous.
In the middle of the park (Kanyanchu), the forest contains evergreen trees and a mixture of deciduous and the evergreen species being common.
Trees grow up to 55m and exhibit stratified tree crowns of a semi-closed canopy.
351 tree species have been recorded, with the undergrowth being dominated by shrubs, common fern species, herbs and broad-leaved forest grasses.
Among the primates include 13 species of chimpanzee, with the highest population in Uganda totalling 1450 of the endangered chimpanzee.
Also common in the park are red Colobus monkey, rare l’Hoest’s monkey, blue monkey, white and black monkey, bush baby, potto, red tailed monkey, olive baboon and the grey cheeked mangabey.
Among the mammals include; Elephants, bush pig, duiker, leopard and buffalo as well as a variety of colourful butterflies.
The park is also a habitat to a record of 325 bird species including 6 endemic to Albertine Rift Valley, which include blue-headed sunbird, red-faced woodland warbler, dusky crim son wing, black-capped apalis, purple-breasted sunbird and collared apalis.
Among other species include green breasted pitta, black bee-eater, African pitta, yellow rumped tinker bird, blue breasted Kingfisher, Abyssinian ground thrush crowned eagle and brown chested alethe.
Local People:
The Bakiga and the Batoro are the main people around the park.
The Batoro were the first habitats in this region, followed by the Bakiga who migrated from the Southwestern densely populated area of Uganda.
The Batoro took over the Toro Kingdom cultural pride in Africa’s Great lakes region. The King (Omukama) and its Kingdom (Embody) are the traditional and cultural values of the Batoro. However, their counterparts, the Bakiga still maintain their dance folklore and language tradition.
The locals have enjoyed forest products such as building materials, medical herbs, fire wood, coffee as well as food, hence playing a vital role in their lives.
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