Karenga Community Wildlife Management Area

Karenga Community Wildlife Management Area
Protected Area
Country	Uganda
Region	Karamoja
District	Kaabong

City	Karenga

Coordinates	UG 3°29′46″N 33°43′24″E / 3.49611°N 33.72333°E / 3.49611; 33.72333Coordinates: UG 3°29′46″N 33°43′24″E / 3.49611°N 33.72333°E / 3.49611; 33.72333

Area	956 km² (369 sq mi)

Biome	East Sudanian Savanna

Founded	2002

The Karenga Community Wildlife Management Area (KCWMA) is a conservation area in northeastern Uganda.

Ecology

The KCWMA is located in the Northern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets ecosystem, part of the Kidepo critical landscape.^[1]

Conservation

Among the challenges in the KCWMA are wildlife poaching, lack of adequate infrastructure for eco-tourists, and existing unsustainable use of natural resources, such as charcoal manufacturing.^[1]

Notes

1 2 Global Environment Facility 2011.

References

"Profile: Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Threatened Savanna Woodland in the Kidepo Critical Landscape in North Eastern Uganda". Global Environment Facility.

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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