History for Kibale forest national park.
Kibale Forest national park has a rich and then diverse history that spans thousands of years, with the evidence of the human habitation dating back to the Stone Age, as archaeological findings have revealed the presence of the early hunter-gatherer communities in the area, who likely lived in harmony with the forest’s abundant resources, and later the Bantu-speaking agriculturalists arrived in the region.
Kibale forest national park was gazetted as a logged forest area by the British in 1932, minus protecting the ecosystem of the forest, the forest was then used by the British to get the hardwood; they also collected the wild coffee from the forest. Later then the British planted the forest with the exotic trees to where they had cleared of the had cut the hardwood trees for the own purposes. And therefore, the British used to hardwood for the construction of the Kilembe copper mines in Kasese in Kilembe town. During 1948, Kibale forest national park was gazetted as a forest reserve under the British control that led to the continuously cutting down of the trees, though they could plant the exotic tree species in the area to where they cut the trees. And this made the local population to be forced to adapt to the new economic and then the social systems and after Uganda gained independence in 1962, the government recognized the importance of preserving the country’s natural resources; and during 1993, Kibale forest national reserve was formally established to the Kibale forest national park and this provided it with a high level of protection and conservation status and, then in 1994, Uganda national parks (UNP) took over the responsibility of the Kibale forest national park, and then it was in control of the conservation and then the protection of the forest.
During 1996, the government body in charge of tourism in Uganda that is Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) that is in charge of all the national parks in the country took over Kibale forest national park, that is taking Uganda Wildlife Authority took over the responsibility to consolidate and then facilitate wildlife protection and then the management within Kibale forest national park, the government body has been do active in the conservation of the forest and also trying to bring bag authenticity up to date. Kibale forest national park is not only a popular safari destination for the tourists and then the adventure seekers but also the park is a wonderful safari destination for every tourist but also a site of the great cultural and historical significance, with its diverse ecosystems and rich biodiversity that provides a unique window into the region’s past, present and future and as visitors trek through the forest, they walk in the footsteps of the countless generations, from the earliest inhabitants to the present- day communities, and experiencing the beauty and wonder of a place that has been shaped by thousands of years of human history and natural evolution.
Kibale forest national park is a massive safari destination that connects and stretch to Queen Elizabeth national park, and then the stretch is commonly known as the wildlife corridor, and then it stretches to over an area of about 180 km. Kibale forest national park wildlife corridor acts as a link for the wildlife to move from Queen Elizabeth national park to Kibale and then vice versa; and this probably offers you the stunning of wildlife in Kibale forest national park that’s serval cats, leopards and among others. Again on your Uganda safari tour, you can combine a safari to Kibale Forest national park and Queen Elizabeth national park that offers you a magnificent experience of primates and wonderful animal experience through game drives with African Vacation Safaris that offers you unforgettable safari memories.
On a Uganda safari, Kibale forest national park is known as a home to about 13 primate species; with over 1500 chimpanzees that stay in the park and this is the major reason to why the tourists come to the park for chimpanzee trekking, and chimpanzee habituation. Other primates to be spotted includes the L’Hoest’s monkeys, red colobus monkeys, lophocebus ugandae and among many others. On a Uganda safari with African Vacation Safaris to Kibale forest national park, you will not only spot the primates, but during the safari you will spot a variety of the animal species like the duikers, bush pigs, forest elephants, African buffaloes, sitatungas, bushbucks, at times you can spot the predators like the African golden cats, serval cats, leopards, mongooses and among many others.