Counting Hippos in Queen Elizabeth national park-Uganda Safari News
The
counting of these animals in Queen Elizabeth National park is mostly
done in order to know the number of wildlife species which are found
within the specific national park. The hippo census is undertaken once
in 2 years and it helps in monitoring the population of the Hippos in
the national park, these animals have also attracted many people to come
for safaris to Uganda.
The
census also provides a great opportunity for the many tourists who are
also interested in managing animal programs; this can also help in
encouraging the tourists in participating in sustainable tourism
development. The hippo census is referred to as the process of counting
of these animals with in their habitants, these include water bodies,
rivers, ishasha and also in Kyambura Gorge, this will help in improving
conservation methods by the park management which will help in
increasing the number of people who come for safari tours.
The
census was recently conducted in kazinga channel and this helped in
estimating the population of these animals and this also helped in
attracting more international and domestic tourists to Queen Elizabeth
national park, this will also encourage them to participate in other
activities which are carried out with in the park.
The
park has also got many other tourist attractions which have continued
to attract more people to visit the park, these include; the boat cruise
on kazinga channel, chimpanzee trekking in kyambura gorge, game drives, nature walks, and many more , these have continued to attract more people to come for safari visits to Uganda.
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