Uganda Imports Two Tigers from South Africa in Exchange for 25 Monkeys

Uganda has acquired two tigers from South Africa in exchange for 25 monkeys.
The tigers were imported through the Uganda Wildlife Education Center (UWEC), which shipped them to the country from South Africa for a fee of Sh220,100.
The two were brought from Mystic Monkeys and Feathers Wildlife Park in South Africa.
The acquisition of the two tigers, a male and a female aged two years and three months, makes Uganda the only East African country with tigers.
UWEC Executive Director Dr. James Musinguzi said the last time tigers, the largest members of the cat family, were seen in East Africa was in the '60s when the facility lost the animals.

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“Tigers naturally occur in the wild only in Asia. In Africa, they only appear in zoos and captive settings. One of the challenges we’ve had is people have been confusing the different cats ranging from cheetahs, leopards, and tigers,” Musinguzi said.
“The tiger is an exceptional icon of beauty and strength. Seeing, hearing, and smelling a tiger up-close for the first time can be an unforgettable experience. I want to rally Ugandan to come to see learn and enjoy the tigers.”
Public viewing of the tigers will be open from December 3rd, 2020. Uganda is home to other big cats including lions, leopards, and cheetahs.
“We are yet to give them names, but they consume at least 10 kilograms of meat every day. The feeding cost is Sh150,000,” Musinguzi said.
An adult can weigh up to 363kg and measures up to 3.3m.

So one tiger =12.5 monkeys

Sounds to me like the Ugandans got a better deal.

Sisi tunataka polar bear ya putin in exchange for 5 hyenas

Nashuka ni waganda, not real monkeys

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Utoe Emperor penguin uipeleke sahara then uchukue impala uipeleke siberia… Do people really understand how the ecosystem works and the dispersion of plants and animals in relation to the habitat?

I wish we could barter leaders too. Since Germans are no longer interested in Angela Merkel, we could give them our president, deputy president and prime minister. They can put them in a zoo for people to see what greedy & incompetent leadership looks like.

Uwesmake angekuwa Uganda wangempeana kama one of the nugu to satafrica.

I don’t think they just woke up and decided to barter. I could be wrong, but I doubt it.

Am sure monkeys are pests in Uganda just like they are in Kenya. That was a raw deal for the South efrikens.

at last africans have learned to trade with one another…sio lazima tununue vitu za china.cz nko sure izo monkies na tigers za china nifeki

I don’t think so, in case of a vet, they’ll just contact south Africa

That’s a beautiful animal. Probably the most beautiful of the cats. And so graceful and majestic in how he moves. Until he eats you.

Nanyuki there is a conservationist ako na 4 tigers niliona with my own eyes so wasijiringe ati only tigers in east africa

Hapo sasa.

I say we release them into Nairobi National Park and see what happens for a month.

Why aren’t they specifying the type of monkeys they exchanged with. They didn’t give out bonobo monkeys or baboons probably chimpanzees

I know what you’re thinking

Kama ni gorillas then waliumia but kama ni tumbili then waliangukia