Lion Research In Queen Elizabeth National Park

Lion Research In Queen Elizabeth National Park

Only in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park is lion study conducted, making it a singular experience. It qualifies as research since the data gathered from the activity is contributed to a database that aids conservationists in understanding the ecology of the lions in Queen Elizabeth National Park and implementing more conservation measures.

In order to enable you have your up-close experience with the lion king, lion research is carried out in the eastern portion of Queen Elizabeth National Park in the Kasenyi Plains by researchers assigned by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. The research team locates the radio-collared lions, and an hour-long closer examination of each lion is conducted. In order to determine where the lions might be at any given time, radioactive locators are used in lion studies.

The lion study is intended to be a significant research project with a limited number of participants. The organization in charge of all carnivorous creatures in Queen Elizabeth National Park, the Uganda Carnivore Project, oversees the research effort. The number of participants in the lion monitoring is limited because experience tourism activities tend to be sensitive ones that don’t stress the animals being studied and don’t mess with their habitats.

HOW IT IS DONE.

You will get up early in the morning (this activity is performed in the early morning) and board the tour vehicle provided by your tour operator to assist in the lion tracking activity. Although the lions are dispersed throughout the park, lion tracking is done in the Kasenyi plains. This is true because savannah grassland dominates the plains, which makes the observations more obvious.

You will get up early in the morning (this activity is performed in the early morning) and board the tour vehicle provided by your tour operator to assist in the lion tracking activity. Although the lions are dispersed throughout the park, lion tracking is done in the Kasenyi plains. This is true because savannah grassland dominates the plains, which makes the observations more obvious.

It is important to pay attention to any lion distress calls, such as loud roars and hyena mourning, during the lion research activity since these sounds could signal a hunt or a call for prey. The bent tall grass is one indicator to show you the trails the lions left behind. Other signs that researchers use to locate the animals include the territorial markings made by the dark mane hair of the male lion in the bushes and the urine stains left by several lion territories.

PERMIT FOR LION TRACKING.

Children under the age of 15 are not allowed to get lion research licenses. The Uganda Wildlife Authority offices at Queen Elizabeth National Park, in Mweya, or other Uganda Wildlife Authority offices at the park gates are where you can obtain lion tracking licenses. The cost of the lion research permit is USD 50 per person per day and UGX 100,000 for an East African citizen. The optimal times to do lion study are early in the day, around 8:00 am, and later in the day, around 4 pm.

Because the lions being studied are tracked by the radio colors around their necks, there are 95% more opportunities to view a good number of lions during the lion research than in any other park in Uganda. Mongoose tracking, hippo census, and other intriguing activities are just a few of the experience activities you can engage in to support your lion research in Queen Elizabeth National Park.