Maramagambo Forest

Maramagambo Forest is located in Bushenyi, Uganda. It adjoins the Queen Elizabeth National Park to the north.[1] It is jointly managed by the Uganda Wildlife Authority and the National Forestry Authority.[2] It is associated with its bat cave where a tourist from the Netherlands was exposed to Marburg virus present in the bats that live in the volcanic tube cave and developed Marburg virus disease.[3] Following this outbreak, the cave was closed until the construction of a viewing platform with support from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The forest is bordered by two crater lakes named Lake Kyasanduka and Lake Nyamasingiri. Many chimpanzees, red-tailed monkeys , and Bates's pygmy antelopes can be found here.[4]

Wildlife

A medium-altitude rain forest, Maramagambo supports a rich selection of birds, along with forest mammals, including a population of at least 300 chimpanzees, several types of monkey, and the likes of potato, giant forest hog, and yellow-backed duiker.[5]

References
  1. "Maramagambo forest - attractions around queen elizabeth national park". Queen Elizabeth National Park. 2019-03-03. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  2. Uganda Wildlife Authority: Planning Unit (26 July 2012). Buhanga, Edgar; Namara, Justine (eds.). Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kyambura Wildlife Reserve, Kigezi Wildlife Reserve-General Management Plan (2011 - 2021) (Report). Uganda Wildlife Authority. p. 2. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. "Imported Case of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever". MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. 58: 1377–81. December 2009. PMID 20019654.
  4. "Maramagambo Forest". QueenElizabethGamePark.com. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  5. Briggs, Philip; Roberts, Andrew (2020). Uganda: The Bradt Travel Guide (9th ed.). Bradt Travel Guides Ltd. p. 490. ISBN 9781784776428.

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