Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve

Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
Location in Uganda
Nearest city	Fort Portal
Coordinates	1°0′N 30°20′E / 1.000°N 30.333°E / 1.000; 30.333Coordinates: 1°0′N 30°20′E / 1.000°N 30.333°E / 1.000; 30.333
Established	1929

The Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve is a conservation protected area in western Uganda.^[1] It is located on the rift valley floor where Lake Albert, the Rwenzori Mountains and the Kijura escarpment create backdrops.^[2]

History

First established in 1929, Toro portion of the reserve is one of the oldest protected areas in Uganda.^[3]

References

↑ Semliki Chimpanzee Project. "The Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve". Retrieved 22 August 2013.
↑ Uganda Maps. map of UGANDA's NATIONAL PARKS. Uganda: Uganda Maps. p. 6.
↑ IUCN Conservation Monitoring Center; Parks, IUCN Commission on National; Areas, Protected (1987). IUCN directory of afrotropical protected areas (PDF). Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. p. 902. ISBN 2880328047. Retrieved 22 August 2013.

External links

Profile at Protected Planet

Protected Areas of Uganda

National Parks	Bwindi Impenetrable Kibale Kidepo Valley Lake Mburo Mgahinga Gorilla Mount Elgon Murchison Falls Queen Elizabeth Rwenzori Mountains Semuliki

Wildlife Reserves	Ajai Aswa-Lolim^d Bokora Corridor Bugungu Kabwoya Karuma Katonga Kigezi Kyambura Lomunga East Madi Matheniko Pian Upe Toro-Semliki

Controlled Hunting Areas	Buhuka Central Karamoja (Napak) North Karamoja South Karamoja Karuma Falls Katonga Lipan West Madi Sebei Semliki East Teso North Teso

Community Wildlife Management Area	Amudat Iriri Kaiso Tonya Karenga Rwengara

Wildlife Sanctuaries	Entebbe Jinja Kazinga Malawa Mount Kei Ngama Island Ntoroko-Kanara Nyaburogo Otze Forest UWEC Ziwa Rhino

Ramsar Wetlands of Int'l Importance	Lake Bisina Lake George Lake Mburo-Nakivali Lake Nabugabo Lake Nakuwa Lake Opeta Lutembe Bay Mabamba Bay Murchison Falls Nabajjuzi Rwenzori Mountains Sango Bay-Musambwa Island-Kagera Bay

Uganda Wildlife Authority National Environment Management Authority ^d indicates degazetted

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