Ajai Wildlife Reserve

Ajai Wildlife Reserve
Ajai's Island
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
Location in Uganda
Nearest city	Arua
Coordinates	2°52′N 31°17′E / 2.867°N 31.283°E / 2.867; 31.283Coordinates: 2°52′N 31°17′E / 2.867°N 31.283°E / 2.867; 31.283
Area	148 km² (57 sq mi)
Established	1965

The Ajai Wildlife Reserve is a small conservation protected area in northeastern Uganda dominated by a large island surrounded by seasonally flooded swamps and wooded savanna.

Location

Ajai lies on the western bank of the White Nile, approximately 40 km (25 mi) east of Arua.^[1]

History

Before Ajai was gazetted as a wildlife reserve in 1965, the Ajai Rhino Sanctuary was home to 60 of Uganda's 80 remaining white rhino. The WWF funded an anti-poaching project there in 1962.

In 2002 12 km² (4.6 sq mi) were carved out of the reserve to make space for human settlements.

In 2008 the Uganda Wildlife Authority privatized the operation of Ajai. The concession went to Uganda Wildlife Safaris Ltd, a hunting and photographic tour operator.^[2]

References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Ajai Game Reserve.

↑ IUCN Conservation Monitoring Center; Parks, IUCN Commission on National; Areas, Protected (1987). IUCN directory of afrotropical protected areas (PDF). Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. p. 889. ISBN 2880328047. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
↑ Mugabi, Frank (31 December 2008). "UWA delegates Ajai park management". New Vision. Retrieved 22 August 2013.

Protected Areas of Uganda

National Parks	Bwindi Impenetrable Kibale Kidepo Valley Lake Mburo Mgahinga Gorilla Mount Elgon Murchison Falls Queen Elizabeth Rwenzori Mountains Semuliki

Wildlife Reserves	Ajai Aswa-Lolim^d Bokora Corridor Bugungu Kabwoya Karuma Katonga Kigezi Kyambura Lomunga East Madi Matheniko Pian Upe Toro-Semliki

Controlled Hunting Areas	Buhuka Central Karamoja (Napak) North Karamoja South Karamoja Karuma Falls Katonga Lipan West Madi Sebei Semliki East Teso North Teso

Community Wildlife Management Area	Amudat Iriri Kaiso Tonya Karenga Rwengara

Wildlife Sanctuaries	Entebbe Jinja Kazinga Malawa Mount Kei Ngama Island Ntoroko-Kanara Nyaburogo Otze Forest UWEC Ziwa Rhino

Ramsar Wetlands of Int'l Importance	Lake Bisina Lake George Lake Mburo-Nakivali Lake Nabugabo Lake Nakuwa Lake Opeta Lutembe Bay Mabamba Bay Murchison Falls Nabajjuzi Rwenzori Mountains Sango Bay-Musambwa Island-Kagera Bay

Uganda Wildlife Authority National Environment Management Authority ^d indicates degazetted

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