Semuliki National Park

Semuliki National Park is located in Bwamba County, a remote part of the Bundibugyo District in western Uganda. It was made a national park in October 1993, and is one of Uganda’s newest national parks. 194 km² (75 mi²) of East Africa's only lowland tropical rainforest is found in the park.[2] It is one of the richest areas of floral and faunal diversity in Africa, with bird species being especially diverse. The park is managed by the Uganda Wildlife Authority.

The park further extends in the vast Ituri Forest in the DRC, Hence making the park well vast with enough fauna and flora in the whole of Africa.
The park was gazetted in 1993(October) and covers 220km2 of gently flat undulating land form and above sea level, it ranges from 670m to 760m.

Due to poor topography and drainage, many areas are flooded especially during the rain season since all streams and rivers drain through the park.
The park has a 1250mm average annual rainfall, with the highest being in the months of March to May and September to December and temperatures ranging from 180C to 300C.

Fauna and Flora:
In East Africa, Semuliki is the only tropical rain forest on a low land with poor drainage landscape.
The park supports a tremendous 336 different species of which, only 24 are not found else where in Uganda’s parks.
With the neighbouring forests sharing a few species,which include Nesogordonia kabingaensis, Isolana congolana, and Ejacis guineesis. However, some of the endangered species in Semuliki include Lovoa surymertonii and Cordia mellenii.

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