Zoo
Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Center
🇺🇬 Uganda
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Uganda 6 spp. present
The Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Center (UWEC), popularly known as Entebbe Zoo, is a conservation education center for animals in Uganda. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
0.054° N 32.479° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
—
Tourism
Medium
Species present
6
speciesOpened
1952
Size
Large
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 8:00–18:00
Getting there
- Address
- Plot 56/57 Lugard Avenue, Entebbe, Uganda
- Phone
- +256 414 320 520
Who runs it
- Run by
- UWEC
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Center?
Kampala, Uganda
Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Center is a zoo or wildlife park in Kampala, Uganda, at Plot 56/57 Lugard Avenue, Entebbe, Uganda. Its coordinates are 0.054° N, 32.479° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Lake Mburo National Park, about 183 km away.
What animals can you see at Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Center?
6 species
Citizen-science photos record 6 species at Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Center, including Serval, Common Ostrich, Caracal, Dromedary Camel and Shoebill. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Center in the wild?
Serval: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Some of the animals photographed at Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Center also live in the parks and cities we cover: Serval (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ngorongoro Conservation Area), Common Ostrich (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in De Hoop Nature Reserve) and Caracal (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in West Coast National Park).
When is Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Center open?
Every day · 8:00–18:00
According to its open map listing, Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Center is open Every day · 8:00–18:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Center open and how big is it?
Opened 1952, 28 ha
Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Center, a zoo or wildlife park in Kampala, Uganda, opened in 1952 and covers about 28 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 6 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)