QENP is located in western Uganda is one of the most popular game reserves for safaris known for the fact of habouring the rare tree climbing lions of ishasha sector. The park covers 770 miles ² (1995 km²). It stretches from the crater-dotted foothills of the Ruwenzori range in the north, along the shores of Lake Edward to the remote Ishasha River in the south. The park has 611 recorded bird species in the Kazinga channel sanctuary which covers an area of approximately 207km. QENP also has 95-recorded species of mammals which include Lion, Buffalo, elephants, Hippos, Uganda Kob, Waterbucks,Warthogs, Elephants, Giant Forest hog and leopards and many more. Other park inhabitants include 10 primate species which include the , Chimpanzees, the Black and White Colobus Monkey, Olive Baboon etc. QENP has the most amazing number of mammal species which is why Kazinga Channel is believed to contain the world’s largest concentration of hippos.
