“Birds, Gorillas and Nature Travel in Uganda” will be featured in an illustrated presentation by Dr. Kathy Martin and Diane Griffin at Nature PEI’s December meeting on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025, at Beaconsfield Carriage House, corner on Kent and West Streets in Charlottetown. The meeting starts at 7:30PM and includes sharing nature sightings, a fun raffle, and the presentation starting at 8PM.
Kathy and Diane travelled to the equatorial African country with a view to seeing interesting wildlife and spending some time with the Mountain Gorillas. They observed the interaction of people with wildlife, as well as the increasing importance of nature travel to the local economy. “Spending some time with the prehistoric looking bird, the Shoebill, a large stork-like bird, was an absolute thrill,” Griffin said. They noted that while there was excitement with such things as the Cardinal Woodpecker, the Gray Parrot, and five species of Kingfishers, nothing could compare to the family of gorillas they got to spend an hour with after trampling through the Bwindi Impenetrable forest.
The tour group consisted of 6 Canadians, accompanied by two guides, who visited Ugandan National Parks, wetlands and grasslands to get a bird list of over 500 species. The usual big animals like elephant and hippopotamus were photogenic, as was the much smaller chameleon.
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Nature PEI meetings are free and all are welcome. For more information, see http://naturepei.ca or www.facebook.com/NaturePEI The Presentation will be livestreamed on Facebook starting at 8PM.