Entebbe Zoo excites Lions Clubs International boss
Feb 09, 2017
The centre formerly known as Entebbe Zoo is named as the best zoo in the East, Central and West African Region according to the Pan African Association of Zoos and Aquaria (PAAZA) audit report of 2015.
The visiting International second vice president of Lions Club International, Gudrun Yngvadottir, was delighted to see wild animals and different species of birds at Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC).
"This place is a beautiful center for tourists' destination. I have travelled all over the world and you can't see so much like this one," Yngvadottir said.
"This is beautiful, the colour of flowers and the scene is unique," she said.
The International second vice president of Lions Clubs International Gudrun Yngvadotti r(right) and her husband Dr. Jon Bjiani Thorsteinsson touring Uganda Wildlife Education Centre in Entebbe Photo by Francis Emorut
The centre formerly known as Entebbe Zoo is named as the best zoo in the East, Central and West African Region according to the Pan African Association of Zoos and Aquaria (PAAZA) audit report of 2015.
The UWEC was found to be nestled within the natural surroundings of the forest, not only protecting the natural forest but the layout and placement of the enclosures.
"I am impressed this is good for Ugandan children and others to learn about wild animals and see how they behave," she said.
A guide Judith Mwenewo took Yngvadottir and her delegation around the sanctuary where lions, rhinos, buffalos, giraffes, chimpanzees and other animals are kept.
She was also taken to areas where birds such as ostriches and parrots as well as the medicine plant area.
The visiting second vice president who kept a distance when she was taken to a place where snakes are kept said her visit to Uganda has been fruitful as she was able to meet the ministers, political leaders, academia, local leaders and members of Lions Club.
"My visit to Uganda has laid a foundation of strong collaboration with those in authority to serve citizens of the country," she said.
She appealed to the Lions fraternity in Uganda to work hard and increase the membership.
Rajinder Sembi an investor from Kenya described the visit as successful as there was no middle man between the personalities she met.
"The visit was good because we were able to ‘cut out' the middleman," Sembi said.
Venie Tinkumanya, the district governor assured the second vice president that more efforts will be put in place to recruit more members to the Lions Club.
Yngvadottir completed her three-day visit after meeting the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga, Health minister Dr. Ruth Aceng, the Lord Mayor of Kampala Erias Lukwago and Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe the vice chancellor finance and administration Makerere University and flew to Tanzania and will be heading to NewZealand, South Africa before flying back to Washington DC.