Semuliki National Park
Semuliki National Park falls on Uganda’s border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Rwenzori Mountains are to the southeast of the park, while Lake Albert is to the north of the park. The park falls within the Albertine Rift, the western arm of the East African Rift. The park is found on a flat to gently waving landform that runs from 670 to 760 m above sea level. The park shares an average rainfall of 1,250 mm, with tourist peaks in rainfall from March to May and from September to December. Many places in the park experience flooding during the wet season. The temperature at the park ranges from 18 to 30 °C (64 to 86 °F), with fairly small daily variations.
The park borders the Semliki and Lamia Rivers, which are watering places for many animals. The park has two hot springs in a hot mineral swamp. One of the springs – Mumbuga spring resembles a geyser by creating a 0.5 m high fountain. These hot springs attract a large number of shorebirds and provide salt licks for many animals. From 1932 to 1993, the area covered by Semuliki National Park was managed as a forest reserve, originally by the colonial government and then by the Ugandan government’s Forest Department. It was made a national park by the government in October 1993 to protect the forests as an important part of the protected areas of the Western Rift Valley.
Semuliki National Park is a national park in Bwamba County, a distant part of the Bundibugyo District in the Western Region of Uganda that was founded in October 1993. It contains 219 km of East Africa’s only lowland tropical rainforest. It is one of the wealthiest areas of floral and faunal biodiversity in Africa, with bird and butterfly species being extremely diverse. The park is currently under the Uganda Wildlife Authority.
Semuliki National Park has more than 400 bird species, including the lyre-tailed honey guide. 216 of these species (66 percent of the country’s total bird species) are true forest birds, including the rare Oberländer’s ground thrush, Sassi’s olive greenbul, and nine hornbill species. Semuliki National Park is home to around 60 animal species, including African buffalo, leopard, hippopotamus, mona monkey, water chevrotain, bush babies, African civet, African elephant, and the Pygmy scaly-tailed flying squirrel. Nine duiker species are seen in the park, including the bay duiker. Semuliki National Park has eight primate species and nearly 460 butterfly species.
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