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Ugandan Kobs in Murchison Falls National Park, Pakwach, Uganda

Sam Balye

Scientific name: Kobus kob thomasi

Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)

Class: Mammalia

Domain: Eukaryota

Family: Bovidae

Genus: Kobus

Kingdom: Animalia

The Ugandan kob is a subspecies of the kob, a type of antelope. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa in South Sudan, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Ugandan kob is normally reddish-brown, differentiating it from other kob subspecies.

Ugandan kobs occur in South Sudan, to the west of the Nile, Uganda, and the north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. They live in open or wooded savanna, near water, and also in grasslands near rivers and lakes.

Ugandan kobs are herbivores and feed largely on grasses and reeds. The females and young males form loose groups of varying size which range according to food availability, often moving along watercourses and grazing in valley bottoms.

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#WildographyUganda Presents #RhinoFriday shout out from our friends at @snarestowares A big thank you to the IUCN @redlist_of_ecosystems for supporting their work in #Uganda with a generous grant that will enable artisans to create wildlife sculptures out of snares. In their words “In these very difficult times, we are proud of this partnership to save people's livelihood and wildlife.” PIC: Black rhino sculpture (9 inches high X 21 inches long) made by Odaga Nobert. Sculpture is made entirely out of snare wire recovered from Murchison Falls National Park. @snarestowares #SnaresForWares, an initiative dedicated to reducing wildlife poaching in Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park through human empowerment and community development, in and around the village of Pakwach. Featured here are: Wire sculptures of rhino [9" × 22"] made by Peris Jawoko and Ivan Rwothmiyo based at Pakwach. Crafts created from repurposed wire snares to save wildlife Available on order with international shipping. <[email protected]> It suggested that in Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park, poachers set more illegal wildlife snares per square kilometre than anywhere else in the world, (according to the Wiley Online Library). @snarestowares employs local people to transform recovered snares into intricate sculptures of wildlife. The fantastic project was co-founded by conservation biologist Tutilo Mudumba, employs 620 artisans and typically sells more than 800 sculptures a month, mainly to U.S customers. Join us in giving them your support by following them and purchasing their products etc. https://snarestowares.org/ #Wildography #SaveRhinos #humanempowerment #communitydevelopment #uganda🇺🇬 #MSU #michiganstate #michiganstateuniversity #stoppoaching #capacitybuilding #eastafrica #murchisonfalls #pakwach https://www.instagram.com/p/CKENLaHgNr1/?igshid=14rqdrq3art1u

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For this #RhinoFriday #WildographyUganda Presents @snarestowares #SnaresForWares, an initiative dedicated to reducing wildlife poaching in Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park through human empowerment and community development, in and around the village of Pakwach. Featured here are: Wire sculptures of rhino [9" × 22"] made by Peris Jawoko and Ivan Rwothmiyo based at Pakwach. Crafts created from repurposed wire snares to save wildlife Available on order with international shipping. <[email protected]> It suggested that in Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park, poachers set more illegal wildlife snares per square kilometre than anywhere else in the world, (according to the Wiley Online Library). @snarestowares employs local people to transform recovered snares into intricate sculptures of wildlife. The fantastic project was co-founded by conservation biologist Tutilo Mudumba, employs 620 artisans and typically sells more than 800 sculptures a month, mainly to U.S customers. Join us in giving them your support by following them and purchasing their products etc. https://snarestowares.org/ #Wildography #SaveRhinos #humanempowerment #communitydevelopment #uganda🇺🇬 #MSU #michiganstate #michiganstateuniversity #stoppoaching #capacitybuilding #eastafrica #murchisonfalls #pakwach https://www.instagram.com/p/CHhvDkigfX0/?igshid=24g41o5s1cf0

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Four Dead, Three Missing as River Tangi Floods Again

(Pakwach) – Heavy rains have once again caused River Tangi to burst its banks, leading to the tragic deaths of four people and leaving three missing as floodwaters disrupted traffic and threatened lives along the Pakwach region. In the aftermath of the latest flooding on November 27, 2024, the river surged and submerged sections of the Olwiyo-Pakwach road, disrupting key routes linking Arua,…

Four Dead, Three Missing as River Tangi Floods Again

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Tangi Flooding Forces Traffic Detours Between West Nile and Gulu

(Pakwach) – Flooding caused by River Tangi bursting its banks at Tangi Junction, near Pakwach Bridge, has significantly affected travel between Arua, Gulu, and Kampala. The incident, which has caused disruptions on the Olwiyo-Pakwach road, is the second time this year that the river has flooded. The first occurred in August. As of Wednesday, November 27, 2024, water levels remained high, and…

Tangi Flooding Forces Traffic Detours Between West Nile and Gulu

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Ugandan Kobs in Murchison Falls National Park, Pakwach, Uganda

Sam Balye

Scientific name: Kobus kob thomasi

Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)

Class: Mammalia

Domain: Eukaryota

Family: Bovidae

Genus: Kobus

Kingdom: Animalia

The Ugandan kob is a subspecies of the kob, a type of antelope. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa in South Sudan, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Ugandan kob is normally reddish-brown, differentiating it from other kob subspecies.

Ugandan kobs occur in South Sudan, to the west of the Nile, Uganda, and the north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. They live in open or wooded savanna, near water, and also in grasslands near rivers and lakes.

Ugandan kobs are herbivores and feed largely on grasses and reeds. The females and young males form loose groups of varying size which range according to food availability, often moving along watercourses and grazing in valley bottoms.

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Murchison Falls National Park, Pakwach, Uganda

Sam Balye

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Northern Giraffe in Murchison Falls National Park, Pakwach, Uganda

Sam Balye

Habitat: East Africa 

Conservation status: Vulnerable (Population decreasing) 

Family: Giraffids

Length: 14 ft. (Adult)

Lower classifications: Nubian giraffe, West African giraffe, Thornicroft's giraffe, Kordofan giraffe

Scientific name: Giraffa camelopardalis

Mass: 1,800 – 4,300 lbs (Male, Adult), 1,200 – 2,600 lbs (Female, Adult)

Speed: 35 miles an hour

Life Cycle: Giraffes can live as long as 25 years.

The northern giraffe, also known as three-horned giraffe, is the type species of giraffe, G. camelopardalis, and is native to North Africa, although alternative taxonomic hypotheses have proposed the northern giraffe as a separate species.

Northern giraffes live in savannahs, shrublands, and woodlands. After numerous local extinctions, Northern giraffes are the least numerous giraffe species, and the most endangered.

Females give birth throughout the year and usually reach sexual maturity between the ages of five and seven years. Males reach sexual maturity between seven and eight years of age and travel extensively to detect and investigate females receptive to mating.

The Northern Giraffe feeds on shoots, grains, nuts, leaves, flowers, and fruits. They also eat soil to obtain minerals.