Area 8 km² | Designated September 15, 2006 Established 2006 | |
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Surface elevation 1,130 metres (3,710 ft) | ||
White winged terns lutembe bay uganda
White winged terns 3 lutembe bay uganda
Conservation
Lutumbe Bay is one of Uganda's 33 Important Bird Areas and since 2006 a Ramsar-listed wetland of international importance. The bay is notable for its population of as many as 1.5m white-winged tern.
in 2013 a portion of the wetland was illegally filled with soil by the flower export giant Rosebud Ltd.
References
Lutembe Bay Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA