Nabugabo Home To Rare Bird Species

By Herbert SsempogoFIVE of the world’s most endangered bird species have their roosting grounds in the Lake Nabugabo wetlands in Masaka. The director Nature Uganda, Achilles Byaruhanga, told The New Vision on Saturday that the Blue Swallow, Shoe Bill, Great Snipe, Pallid Harrier and the Papyrus Gonoleck inhabit the place because of the forests, lakes and seasoned swamps in the area. He said the habitat has become an important bird area in the country and its uniqueness has to be preserved.He said Nabugabo wetlands are a good habitat for the endangered species because they have not been tampered with. Byaruhanga said the birds are threatened because of man’s interference in their life cycle.He said currently there are only between 1,000 and 1,500 Blue Swallow birds in the world. He said almost three quarters of these are found in Uganda, especially in the Nabugabo wetlands.Ends