Join us on March 11 for a presentation on “Uganda: The Jewel of Africa” by Ken Wilson.

Uganda lies in the East-Central African interior. Ken will take us on a brief tour of some of the hi-lights of this beautiful country. 85% of the country lies between 3000 feet and 5000 feet above sea level, dropping to 2000 feet at its lowest and almost 17,000 at its highest point. The country includes parts of Lake Victoria, The Rwenzori Mountains, the Albertine Rift Valley and Murchison Falls, reputed to be the most powerful falls in the world.

Uganda is home to most of Africas large mammals including a growing population of Mountain Gorilla. It also has a large diversity of birds with 1,075 species recorded and is the best place in Africa to see the Papyrus associated Shoebill.

Join us for a viewing of this special part of Africa.

About the speaker: Ken is a resident of Sonoma County, arriving here in 1980. He began birding in the mid 80’s and soon began volunteering with many of the local organizations including RROS, Madrone Audubon Society with bird walks, breeding bird atlas’s and Christmas bird counts, Co-compiling the West Sonoma County Count for 9 years, Audubon Canyon Ranch censusing in Tomales Bay and The Mayacamas Mountains, Golden Gate Raptor Organization counting migrating raptors for over 20 years and with California State Parks counting Peninsular Bighorn Sheep for the past 20 years. Ken started Talon Tours in 1995 with a tour to Mexico followed by tours to Costa Rica, Belize, Honduras, Panama, Guyana, Brazil, Thailand, New Zealand, Australia and most recently to Uganda in Africa. Learn more about Ken at Talon Tours.