PHOTO: Silver Kyamukama, reformed poacher, retired ranger guide and site guide with Lilly Ajarova, CEO of Uganda Tourism Board and former CEO Ngamba Island (Chimpanzee Trust). Sadly, in 2024 our beloved Mzee Silver passed on – but not before volunteering his time to pass on his anti-poaching knowledge to the children of our Village Bird Clubs.
What is the aim of In The Shadow of Chimpanzees NGO?
Watch this short clip with Julia Lloyd “A Primatologist Empowers Local Communities in Uganda”
In the Shadow of Chimpanzees is based in and around Sunbird Hill Nature Monitoring & Rewilding Site, on the edge of Kibale Forest.
Sunbird Hill comprises 16 hectares of regenerating farmland bordering Kibale National Park. The area is repeatedly visited by chimpanzees, baboons, monkeys, the occasional otter, African bushbuck and African forest elephants (at night).
Data has been recorded for 295 bird species (including 16 species of sunbirds), 279 butterfly and moth species, as well as an incredible diversity of insects, reptiles, and frogs.
Sunbird Hill is a Ugandan bird ringing site and training centre for local wildlife enthusiasts. The team coordinates and carries out the NatureUganda Bird Population Monitoring Programme for the Kibale Conservation Area (comprising Kibale Forest, Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Semliki National Park, Katonga Wildlife Reserve, Lake Saka, Toro Botanical Gardens and KAFRED at Bigodi Wetlands Sanctuary).
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