Why Visit the Uganda Wildlife Education Center (UWEC)

Why Visit the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC)

Why Visit the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC)? Uganda is a country with almost 25% of its total area covered with beautiful flora, forming a home to almost all of the world’s most amazing wildlife.

Living deep in the hidden, impenetrable forests of Uganda, mountains and vast landscapes harbouring several wildlife species, with some even endemic to only the country, a wildlife safari in Uganda would be a perfect African adventure.

The fact that the most beautiful wildlife of Uganda is comfortably dwelling in its ten national parks, located in the far corners of the country, travellers with limited time might miss out on the beautiful goddesses and handsome guys in the jungle.

However, if you ever find yourself in the pearl of Africa, with limited time, yet you still want to explore the vast wildlife species of Uganda, consider visiting the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre. A wildlife centre that gives a perfect summary of Uganda’s wildlife species.

Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) is one of the exciting and fun places in Uganda to watch and learn about the wildlife of the country and the ecosystem they dwell. The centre furnishes opportunities for travellers to learn how the animals eat, play and talk.

Dating back to the 1950s, UWE was founded to lodge the confiscated and injured wildlife and the orphaned animals that were taken away from the smugglers. First, it was gazetted as a zoo,o but it has grown considerably in recent years.

We cannot call Uganda Wildlife Education Centre a zoo or a safari park, but rather a centre that combines both wildlife education and leisure. Its major aim is to be the main city ecosystem of the country, where visitors get to observe so many of the most exciting indigenous species without going too far into the remote areas of Uganda.

At Uganda Wildlife Education Centre, visitors come across free-ranging Vervet monkeys and DeBrazza monkeys in the forest. More than 120 bird species call UWEC home, including the famous African fish eagle, the Great Blue Turaco, Hammerkops, Giant Kingfisher and even the smallest sunbirds, plus so many others.

Have never known of a visitor at UWEC who never saw the giraffe, lion, cheetah, leopard, Ostrich, donkeys, and horses, among others. Still, primates like the Black and white colobus monkeys, chimps, olive baboons, patas monkey and so on can be spotted while at UWEC. Reptiles like the Nile crocodile, African rock python, Mash terrapin, Gaboon viper and the Egyptian Cobra cannot be missed.

The Uganda Wildlife Education Centre is on the shoreline of Lake Victoria, making it an ideal place for relaxation. Having completed two to three hours wandering in the forest, travellers can now relax at the beach. Those interested in swimming can still swim in the waters of the largest freshwater lake in Africa, such a once in a lifetime experience.

Today, UWEC carries on more different wildlife conservation initiatives in Uganda. It is a centre in a lot of such one-spot, the wildlife rescue and rehabilitation, veterinary hospital services and a captive breeding for endangered species of the country. The centre also provides opportunities for several conservation education, volunteering and internship programs for both Ugandans and foreigners.