kyambura Wildlife Reserve
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Name: kyambura Wildlife Reserve
Date Established: 1965
Reserve Description
The reserve was previously part of a larger area established as a Controlled Hunting Area. The reserve forms a buffer zone for animals moving out of Queen Elizabeth National Park. No zoning exists within the reserve.
The reserve was previously part of a larger area established as a Controlled Hunting Area. The reserve forms a buffer zone for animals moving out of Queen Elizabeth National Park. No zoning exists within the reserve.
Geographical Location
South-west Uganda bordering the southeast of the Kazinga Channel and the south shore of Lake George. 0°05’S, 30°05’E. Altitude 700- 1,1 00m Area 15,700ha; contiguous to Queen Elizabeth National Park (197,800ha) and its associated reserves Uganda Land Tenure Government Physical Features The terrain is characterized by small hills and about 10 crater lakes above the east wall of the western Rift Valley (here interrupted by the vast upheaval of the Ruwenzori range). The area also contains a number of swamps. The boundary with Queen Elizabeth National Park is defined by the Kyambura River which flows into the Kazinga Channel. Vegetation Savanna grassland and deciduous thickets
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