Gallery 0 Results Reset search Close Laura Máiz-Tomé It was named “Elephant Marsh” by the explorer David Livingstone in 1859, who counted as many as 800 elephants in one sighting. Nowadays the elephants are largely gone, but the Site supports over 20,000 waterbirds. Elephant Marsh Ramsar Site plays an important role in maintaining the valley’s hydrological regime, through flood control, water storage and supply of nutrient-rich sediment. Katherine Forsythe Ngiri-Tumba-Maindombe Ramsar Site is located around Lake Tumba in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The transboundary area containing one of the huge African carbon sinks through its peatland soils. Lutembe Bay Ramsar Site is situated at the mouth of Lake Victoria's Murchison Bay, this shallow area is almost completely cut-off from the main body of Lake Victoria by a C. papyrus island. Laura Máiz-Tomé The system plays an important hydrological role, with the swamps surrounding the Murchison Bay acting as natural filters for silt, sediments and excess nutrients in surface run-off, wastewaters from industries, and sewage from Kampala City. Laura Máiz-Tomé The site supports globally threatened species of birds, endangered Cichlid fish, and over 100 butterfly species, including three rare ones. It is a breeding ground for Clarias and lungfish, and regularly supports more than 52% of the White-winged Black Terns (Chlidonias leucopterus) population. Laura Máiz-Tomé Laura Máiz-Tomé Laura Máiz-Tomé Nature Uganda