Ruwenzori Black and White Colobus
Habitat: Primary and gallery forest Range; Both side of Western Rift, Semeriki Valley and Ruwenzori Mountains In Uganda; Around Ruwenzori mountains Food; They prefer the tender young leaves on the top of the trees. Threats to survival; Hunting for it’s beautiful far Habitat loss Threatened Level; ★★★★★
Habitat:
Primary and gallery forest
Range;
Both side of Western Rift, Semeriki Valley and Ruwenzori Mountains
In Uganda;
Around Ruwenzori moutnains
Food;
They prefer the tender young leaves on the top of the trees.
Threats to survival;
Hunting for it’s beautiful far
Habitat loss
Threatened Level;
★★★★★
Red-tailed Monkey
Habitat: Found in tropical rain forest, swamp forests, secondary forests and other woodlands Range; From the Central African Republic eastwards through Kenya and southern Angora and Zambia In Uganda; Kalinzu FR Mabira FR Kibale NP etc Food; Fruits, plants leaves and barks, insects etc Threats to survival; Habitat loss by deforestation or hunting Threatened Level; […]
Habitat:
Found in tropical rain forest, swamp forests, secondary forests and other woodlands
Range;
From the Central African Republic eastwards through Kenya and southern Angora and Zambia
In Uganda;
Kalinzu FR
Mabira FR
Kibale NP etc
Food;
Fruits, plants leaves and barks, insects etc
Threats to survival;
Habitat loss by deforestation or hunting
Threatened Level;
★★★★★
Patas Monkey
Local Name Lwo : AYOM Lugbara : OKONDO Habitat: They live mainly in dry savannah and rocky areas Range; North of equatorial forest and south of the Sahara from Senegal to Kenya In Uganda; Northern and Eastern Uganda Food; Wide varieties of plants, seeds, new shoots, acacia gums fruits, and plants leaves buds. Invertebrates, insects, […]
Local Name
Lwo : AYOM
Lugbara : OKONDO
Habitat:
They live mainly in dry savannah and rocky areas
Range;
North of equatorial forest and south of the Sahara from Senegal to Kenya
In Uganda;
Northern and Eastern Uganda
Food;
Wide varieties of plants, seeds, new shoots, acacia gums fruits, and plants leaves buds. Invertebrates, insects, lizards, bird eggs..
Threats to survival;
Hunted for bush meat or and as pest
Habitat loss
Threatened Level;
★★★★★
Baboon / Olive Baboon
Local Name Lugisu : INGUKYE Lwo : BIM Lunyankole : ENKOBE Lugbara: OJIATAA Lutoro/Lunyoro: ENKOBE Habitat: They associate in many different Savannas, semi desert, grasslands, forest edge up to 3,000m Range; Wide distributed from Mauritania to Tanzania In Uganda; Widely in Uganda. Food; Omnivorous The eat fruits, leaves, grass, flowers, mushrooms, fungi, invertebrate and small […]
Local Name
Lugisu : INGUKYE
Lwo : BIM
Lunyankole : ENKOBE
Lugbara: OJIATAA
Lutoro/Lunyoro: ENKOBE
Habitat:
They associate in many different Savannas, semi desert, grasslands, forest edge up to 3,000m
Range;
Wide distributed from Mauritania to Tanzania
In Uganda;
Widely in Uganda.
Food;
Omnivorous
The eat fruits, leaves, grass, flowers, mushrooms, fungi, invertebrate and small vertebrates.
Threats to survival;
Habitat loss
Harvesting as pest
Threatened Level;
★★★★★
Chimpanzee
Habitat: Habitat: Forest In West and Central-¡¡Equatorial forest to East Africa In Uganda Kibale Forest NP, Karinze FR Food; Omnivorous. They eat nuts, Fruits and insects like termite They may hunt small antelopes and although Colobus family Threats to survival; Hunting for BUSH MEAT, Destruction of forests.
Habitat:
Habitat: Forest
In West and Central-¡¡Equatorial forest to East Africa
In Uganda
Kibale Forest NP,
Karinze FR
Food;
Omnivorous. They eat nuts, Fruits and insects like termite They may hunt small antelopes and although Colobus family
Threats to survival;
Hunting for BUSH MEAT, Destruction of forest
Threatened Level;
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About Them in UWEC
All of them with the exception of one born are Orphans, confiscated from Poaching