ThisphototakenonOct.4,2023showsaFox'sWeaverperchingonatreebranchatPianUpeWildlifeReserveinNakapiripiritdistrictofUganda.Ararebirdspecies,knownasFox'sweaversconsideredgloballyaNearThreatenedspecies,hasbeensightedinnortheasternUganda.(AvianConservationUgandaSociety/HandoutviaXinhua)KAMPALA,Oct.31(Xinhua)--Ararebirdspecies,knownasFox'sweaversconsideredgloballyaNearThreatenedspecies,hasbeensightedinnortheasternUganda.TheendemicbirdswereseenbyagroupofconservationistsatPianUpeWildlifeReserveinNakapiripiritdistrictaboutonemonthagoduringtheirstudytourthatendedlastweek.GodfreyTumwesigye,theexecutivechairpersonoftheAvianConservationUgandaSociety(ACUS),toldXinhuaonthetelephonesTuesdaythattouristsshouldcometotheEastAfricancountryandenjoywatchingtherarebirdspecies."Wehavegonetodifferentplaces,especiallyimportantbirdingareas.ThisistheonlyplacewhereyoucanfindFox'sweavers,especiallyinUganda,"hesaid."Wesawsevenofthem;threepairsandonewhichwasmovingalone."SuzanAkankunda,thedirectorofACUS,toldXinhuathattheFox'sweaversarelikelytobecomeendangeredbecausetheirhabitatisbeingdestroyedbysurroundingcommunities."ItshabitatistheWhistlingAcaciatrees,andtheyareencroachedbythecommunityintheNakapiripiritregion,wherepeopleuseAcaciatreesforfencingkraalsfortheircattleandhomesteadscommonlyknownasManyattas,"sheadded.TopreservetheWhistlingAcaciatrees,Tumwesigyesaidtheywereengagingboththegovernmentandthecommunitysothatpeoplecouldlookforalternativeconstructionmaterials."Wehavealsogonetoschoolsandencouragedtheformationofbirdingclubswhereweteachlearnersaboutthedifferentspeciesofbirds,theirimportancetotheenvironmentandpreservingtheirhabitat,"hesaid.AccordingtoTumwesigye,Ugandahasabout1,089birdspeciesrecordedintheirdatabase.ACUSisaprivateconservationorganizationinUganda,whichdoesresearchandcollectsdataonvariousspeciesofbirds.■ThisphototakenonOct.4,2023showsaFox'sWeaverperchingonatreebranchatPianUpeWildlifeReserveinNakapiripiritdistrictofUganda.Ararebirdspecies,knownasFox'sweaversconsideredgloballyaNearThreatenedspecies,hasbeensightedinnortheasternUganda.(AvianConservationUgandaSociety/HandoutviaXinhua)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.