Maramagambo Forest
Maramagambo Forest is located in Bushenyi, Uganda. It is one of the enormous forests in Eastern Africa.[1] It adjoins the Queen Elizabeth National Park to the north.[2] It is jointly managed by the Uganda Wildlife Authority and the National Forestry Authority.[3]
It is associated with its bat cave where a tourist from the Netherlands was exposed to Marburg virus present in the bats that live in the volcanic tube cave and developed Marburg virus disease.[4] Following this outbreak, the cave was closed until the construction of a viewing platform with support from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The forest is bordered by two crater lakes named Lake Kyasanduka and Lake Nyamasingiri. Many chimpanzees, red-tailed monkeys, and Bates's pygmy antelopes can be found here.[5][6]
In the year 2023, the government of Uganda made a move to convert the forest into a national park because of rumours of illegal deforestation and lumbering,[7] and for wildlife protection.[8]
Wildlife
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A medium-altitude rain forest, Maramagambo supports a rich selection of birds, along with forest mammals, including a population of at least 300 chimpanzees, several types of monkey,[1] and the likes of potto, giant forest hog, and yellow-backed duiker.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b admin (2022-01-05). "Maramagambo Forest Uganda – Nature Walks, Python and Bat Caves". Silverback Gorilla Tours. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ "Maramagambo forest - attractions around queen elizabeth national park". Queen Elizabeth National Park. 2019-03-03. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ Uganda Wildlife Authority: Planning Unit (26 July 2012). Buhanga, Edgar; Namara, Justine (eds.). Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kyambura Wildlife Reserve, Kigezi Wildlife Reserve-General Management Plan (2011 - 2021) (Report). Uganda Wildlife Authority. p. 2. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (December 2009). "Imported Case of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever". MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. 58 (49): 1377–81. PMID 20019654.
- ^ "Maramagambo Forest". QueenElizabethGamePark.com. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Maramagambo Forest - NFA Uganda". 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ Reporter, Independent (2020-10-15). "National forest authority, UWA accused of destroying forests in Kigezi region". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ "Government moves to turn forest reserves into National Parks". Monitor. 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ Briggs, Philip; Roberts, Andrew (2020). Uganda: The Bradt Travel Guide (9th ed.). Bradt Travel Guides Ltd. p. 490. ISBN 9781784776428.
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