The East African countries of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania formed a wildlife partnership and have continued supporting each other. Among these countries different animal species especially the endangered species have been shared in an effort to save and protect the animals in case of an epidemic.

In the same arrangement companies like Hima cement have come in to donate some animals for breeding and population purposes, Uganda will import 12 oryxes for re-stocking Kidepo Valley National Park in the north-eastern part of the country, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) :  has said.

The director of conservation and gorilla safaris in uganda , Sam Mwandha, said the oryx, a species of antelope, previously roamed parts of north-eastern Uganda.

He explained that the oryx had become extinct in Kidepo.

“A few of them are still surviving between the hills separating Abim and Pader,” Mwandha said.

He added that the oryxes used to be found in the plains of Karamoja, Southern Sudan and Kenya ,kenya travel guide.

Mwandha said poaching, which pushed animals to extinction, had thrived in the political turmoil and civil unrest of the 70s and 80s but this changed two decades ago and the wildlife populations have been increasing.

The oryx, which are world famous antelopes among tourists, will be transferred from Heller Park, run by Lafarge, to help establish a breeding population in the country.

Hima Cement Factory, which is part of Lafarge, will donate the animals and airlift them to Kidepo park.

Rwanda on the other hand has wildlife national parks , an several gorilla parks ,such as Parc des volcanes,ruhengeri where you may have gorilla safaris in rwanda.