Lutembe Bay
| Lutembe Bay | |
|---|---|
  Lutembe Bay | |
| Coordinates | 0°09′15″N 32°34′05″E / 0.1541°N 32.5681°E / 0.1541; 32.5681 |
| Basin countries | Uganda |
| Surface area | 800 hectares (3.1 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 1,130 metres (3,710 ft) |
| Official name | Lutembe Bay Wetland System |
| Designated | 15 September 2006 |
| Reference no. | 1637[1] |
Lutembe Bay is a wetland on the edge of Lake Victoria.
Conservation
Lutumbe Bay is one of Uganda's 33 Important Bird Areas and since 2006 a Ramsar-listed wetland of international importance.[2] The bay is notable for its population of as many as 1.5m white-winged tern.[3]
in 2013 a portion of the wetland was illegally filled with soil by the flower export giant Rosebud Ltd.[4]
References
- ^ "Lutembe Bay Wetland System". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. "The Annotated Ramsar List: Uganda". Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ Byaruhanga, Achilles; Kasoma, Pantaleon; Pomeroy, Derek. "Uganda" (PDF). Country Profiles. BirdLife International. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ Muhumuza, Rodney (15 August 2013). "Uganda loses wetland to rose farming business". Miami Herald. AP. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
