WHITE    ELEPHANTS  SEEN IN QUEEN ELIZABETH PARK.

A rare sighting of white elephants has been recorded in Ishasha Sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park in Kanungu district. The existing elephants that are known to  Uganda Wildlife Authorities are African elephants which are grey in colour.
These  white elephants were seen on October 1 near Rwampunu peninsula on the shores of Lake Edward.
They were sighted by a group of foreign tourists accompanied by Henry Paul Mbaguta, the assistant commissioner for Microfinance, during a game drive in Ishasha plains and valleys.
“As we approached the seemingly white rocks, we noticed that they had parts that were flapping. Within a distance of about 100 metres, we saw that they were not rocks, but three adult elephants,” said Mbaguta in a statement sent to the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). He said the elephants were peaceful as they fed on shrubs.
“They never took note of our presence. They only occasionally cast an eye over branches to be sure they were safe.”
“It will be very interesting for our tourists if this species of elephants exists in Ishasha.”
Ishasha is known to be a  home to the tree climbing lions that do not exist anywhere else in Uganda.
 Estherr