The uganda wildlife education center passes the international zoo standards of operation audit – Uganda safari news

zoo - ugandaThe Uganda Wildlife Education Center seated on the shores of Lake Victoria in Entebbe Municipality is one of the frequently encountered Uganda safari destinations with a wide range of wildlife collections form all of country and beyond.
Formerly Entebbe Zoo, the site later became an educational center for conservation and wildlife species including flora, fauna, and birds which attract educationists and researches to do safaris to Uganda. However, for all along close to one year now, the Uganda Wildlife Education Center has been working tirelessly to revamp its standards following the first inspection in the previous year by the World Association of Zoos.
Uganda Wildlife Education Center in a bid to enhance its capacity in the conservation education and research, it had applied for accreditation to the World Association of Zoos and also in Africa Association of Zoos. The two organs that were applied to responded by sending an auditing team to ascertain whether UWEC meets the international zoo standards of operation. These included; the human and wildlife safety mechanism, animal health, human resource and the customer care.
These aspects were found lacking and a given period was extended to UWEC to work on these areas preparing for the final Audit. The final Audit was carried out last months and the interestingly UWEC had satisfactorily met the International Zoos operating standards. This means that the center will be getting its accreditation certificate in six (6) months’ time which will definitely add on its worth as a destination worth encountered on Uganda safaris and tours.
After the accreditation, UWEC will be able to involve its self in a range of activities and the outcomes can be recognized on a world scale. Aspects like grant application, collaborating with other zoos in research and wildlife species breeding are among the benefits of this accreditation.
After securing its accreditation certificate, Uganda Wildlife Education Center will join other six zoos that are accredited internationally.
Uganda safaris /Uganda safari News
Prime Uganda safaris & Tours Ltd

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

WHERE CAN YOU FIND & SEE GORILLAS IN UGANDA AFRICA?

Image
Uganda has only two national parks where one can see gorillas i.e Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and this is where g orilla trekking in Uganda is done to search and find  the rear endangered Mountain Gorillas . With about 1063 mountain gorillas that still exist on earth today, Uganda is home to more than half of all these endangered Great Apes making it one of the only 3 countries in the world where mountain gorillas live and Uganda gorilla tours are only done in there two national parks. Uganda has 20 gorilla families that have been habituated and already set for tourism purposes , 19 of which are tracked/found in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and only 1 is found in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is one  of the places where you can see Gorillas in Uganda Africa. The appropriately named Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (also called “The Place of Darkness”) is the world’s premier ...
Read more

Mountain Gorilla Behavior,Diet,Threats and Predators

http://www.primeugandasafaris.com/gorilla-safaris/5-days-uganda-gorilla-safari.html Behavior  Although strong and powerful, gorillas are generally gentle,shy ,retiring rather than ferocious and treacherous . They live in groups of 2-40 individuals, averaging about 11. Groups are led by a dominant male, the Silverback, named for the silvery gray hairs that grow when the male matures. The Silverback serves as the chief leader and protector of the group, to whom all group members defer. He decides when and where to go, rest and sleep, arbitrates disputes among his family members and protects them from rival Silverbacks or human predators. Gorillas usually seeks no trouble but will valiantly defend its family group if threatened. An adult male called a silverback named for the silvery gray hairs on its back normally leads each group, serving as its chief protector and defender. Gorillas ...
Read more