Location
Maramagambo Forest is located in Bushenyi District and is 376 km from Kampala City, the capital of Uganda. The forest lies in the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP) in western Uganda.
Vegetation
The vegetation of the forest includes tropical forest, medium altitude moist and semi-deciduous forest. The forest is among the largest forests in Uganda.
Importance of the Forest
The forest also houses the largest population of Chimpanzees in East Africa.
Attractions
- Mammals including chimpanzees, red-tailed monkey, giant forest hog, potto, bush baby, baboons, pygmy antelope, yellow-backed duiker, giant elephant shrew and L’Hotse’s monkey.
- Bird species including Dark capped yellow wabler, fawn breasted waxbill, black headed batis, sulphur breasted bush shrike, bat hawk, red tailed bristle bill African green pigeon and Ross’s turaco.
- The forest has lakes and craters.
- The forest is a home of many species of butterflies and moths
- It is a home of bats.