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Name: Karuma Wildlife Reserve
Date Established: 1964
Reserve Description
Karuma Wildlife Reserve extends over an area of 820 square kilometers/317 square miles and was established into a Wildlife Reserve in 1964.
Karuma Wildlife Reserve extends over an area of 820 square kilometers/317 square miles and was established into a Wildlife Reserve in 1964.
Geographical Location
Western Uganda, adjoining Murchison Falls National Park to the north. Approximately r50’N, 3r45’E.
Altitude 900m – 1,300m
Area 675km2 (82,000ha); contiguous to Murchison Falls National Park 3877km2 (384,000ha) and Bugungu Wildlife Reserve 473km2 (52,000ha)
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