{"id":26,"date":"2026-06-11T13:44:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T13:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bashemsafaris.ca\/exploreuganda\/the-wildlife\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T22:59:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T22:59:43","slug":"the-wildlife","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bashemsafaris.ca\/exploreuganda\/the-wildlife\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wildlife of Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eu\">\n<header class=\"eu-head\"><div class=\"wrap\"><a class=\"logo\" href=\"\/exploreuganda\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bashemsafaris.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bashem-safaris-logo.png\" alt=\"Bashem Safaris logo\"><span>EXPLORE <b>UGANDA<\/b><\/span><\/a><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"eu-navtoggle\" class=\"eu-navtoggle\"><label for=\"eu-navtoggle\" class=\"eu-burger\" aria-label=\"Menu\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/label><nav class=\"navlinks\"><a href=\"\/exploreuganda\/#explore\">Explore<\/a><a href=\"\/exploreuganda\/safaris\/\">Safaris<\/a><a href=\"\/exploreuganda\/blog\/\">Stories<\/a><a href=\"\/exploreuganda\/about\/\">About<\/a><a class=\"navcta\" href=\"\/exploreuganda\/plan\/\">Plan your trip<\/a><\/nav><\/div><\/header><a id=\"eu-main\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a>\n\n<header class=\"elb-hero elb-full\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(0,0,0,.15),rgba(0,0,0,.6)),url(&#039;https:\/\/bashemsafaris.ca\/exploreuganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pexels-photo-7071827.jpeg&#039;)\">\n  <div class=\"elb-wrap\">\n    <span class=\"elb-eyebrow\">The wild<\/span>    <h1 class=\"elb-hero__title\">Lions that climb trees, and giants coming back.<\/h1>    <p class=\"elb-hero__lead\">The Big Five, and one of the great comebacks of our time.<\/p>      <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<section class=\"elb-band elb-band--surface elb-full\">\n  <div class=\"elb-wrap\">\n        <div class=\"elb-band__grid\">\n      <div class=\"elb-band__text\">\n  <span class=\"elb-eyebrow\">Lions in the branches<\/span>    <h2 class=\"elb-band__h2\">One of the few places on Earth they do.<\/h2>  <div class=\"elb-band__body\"><p>In the Ishasha plains, lions drape themselves along the branches of fig trees. On the Nile below the falls they share the water with some of the densest pods of hippo in Africa, and crocodiles longer than a car.<\/p><\/div>  <\/div>\n      <div class=\"elb-band__media\"><div class=\"elb-media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bashemsafaris.ca\/exploreuganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pexels-photo-7071827.jpeg\" alt=\"One of the few places on Earth they do.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"elb-band elb-band--accent elb-full\">\n  <div class=\"elb-wrap\">\n        <div class=\"elb-band__grid elb-band__grid--flip\">\n      <div class=\"elb-band__text\">\n  <span class=\"elb-eyebrow\">The giants return<\/span>    <h2 class=\"elb-band__h2\">Back from the edge, in our lifetime.<\/h2>  <div class=\"elb-band__body\"><p>Uganda&#8217;s elephants fell below 800 and have climbed back into the thousands. A bull elephant weighs around <b>5,000 kg<\/b>. Uganda protects more Nubian giraffes than anywhere on Earth, and at Ziwa, rhinos are being born on Ugandan soil again.<\/p><\/div>  <\/div>\n      <div class=\"elb-band__media\"><div class=\"elb-media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bashemsafaris.ca\/exploreuganda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pexels-photo-13464512.jpeg\" alt=\"Back from the edge, in our lifetime.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"elb-invite elb-full\">\n  <div class=\"elb-wrap\">\n    <h2 class=\"elb-invite__h2\">Come and explore Uganda.<\/h2>    <p class=\"elb-invite__body\">Tell us what you would love to see, and we will plan the journey with you. The whole of East Africa is yours to explore with Bashem.<\/p>        <div class=\"elb-cta\">\n      <a class=\"elb-btn elb-btn--accent-deep\" href=\"\/exploreuganda\/plan\/\">Send your inquiry \u2192<\/a>      <a class=\"elb-btn elb-btn--dark\" href=\"\/exploreuganda\/safaris\/\">See the safaris<\/a>    <\/div>  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<footer class=\"foot full\"><div class=\"wrap footgrid\"><div><p class=\"proverb\">Abagyenda bareeba. Those who travel, see. <span style=\"color:#8d877a;font-style:normal;font-size:.78rem\">(Runyankole)<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-top:14px;color:#cfc8b8\">Explore Uganda is the home of Bashem Safaris, a Ugandan team with a base in Ottawa. We run Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda.<\/p><\/div><div><h3>Reach us<\/h3><p><a href=\"\/exploreuganda\/plan\/\">Send an inquiry<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/16135139233\">WhatsApp +1 613 513 9233<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"mailto:info@bashemsafaris.ca\">info@bashemsafaris.ca<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/bashem_safaris\">@bashem_safaris<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flag full\" style=\"margin-top:24px\"><i class=\"k\"><\/i><i class=\"y\"><\/i><i class=\"r\"><\/i><\/div><\/footer>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abagyenda bareeba. Those who travel, see. (Runyankole) Explore Uganda is the home of Bashem Safaris, a Ugandan team with a base in Ottawa. We run Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda. 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