We woke to birds singing and striped mongooses walking along the road. At breakfast a family of warthogs went running around and digging in the dirt by the dinning area. We saw various people that Dr. Gladys worked with while at Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). Dr. Margaret, who is a veterinarian and the Warden for Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP), seemed very interested in DNA barcoding so that the poachers can be prosecuted as well as some butchers that mix game meat and cattle meat. While meeting with Margaret we all shared stories about our experiences being chased by elephants, their stories were much more interesting than ours!On our drive from the lodge to the telecenter we saw a herd of elephants and a small herd of Ugandan Kob, native only to Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sudan.
Right now we are sitting at the CTPH Telecenter joint with UWA in the QENP overlooking Craters, some have water and others are dry, Lake Kikorongo which is one of the Crater Lakes, Lake George, the Rwenzori mountain range, and the Kicwamba escarpments.
The telecenter is used by CTPH for the use of internet access and UWA as a visitor information center and gate into QENP.
It will take another two hours until we reach Bwindi from here and will hopefully have more to add about todays adventures!
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