Wildplaces Conservation Foundation and the team at Papa’s Camp construct and support two new ranger posts in the southern sector of Murchison Falls National Park.
Long before roads carved through the open savannah and riverbanks, before tourists came to watch lions stalk the kob herds, Murchison Falls National Park was already telling its story. A story of wild rivers, wind-shaped trees, and the eternal rhythm of survival. Now, decades later, a new chapter is being written.
Along the Mupina River and high on a ridge called Buffalo Bill, two ranger posts are rising. Quiet symbols of strength in a landscape that has known both beauty and struggle.
At Mupina, the river winds lazily through grasslands and fig trees, and rangers will soon stand guard over one of the park’s most secret corners — the Low-Use Zone, a wild place where few travelers venture and nature still moves to its ancient pulse. From this new post, rangers will watch over Rothschild’s giraffes, their pale coats dappled in late afternoon light, and follow the deep tracks of lions moving silently through the grass. Once, this was a place too remote to patrol for long. Soon, it will hum with quiet purpose.
The Buffalo Bill post, the high lookout to the north, commands a sweeping view of rolling hills and hidden forests. For years, this area was a poaching hotspot, a place where the park’s story could have easily dimmed. But now, with rangers stationed at the ridge day and night, it will become a watchtower of protection, a place of vigilance and hope. From its high vantage point, the rangers can see everything: the rustle of kob in the tall grass, the rise of a vulture, and the shadow of a poacher.
These new posts are more than buildings—they are milestones in a continuum of care that stretches back through the generations of rangers who have guarded Murchison’s wilderness. Each brick tells a story of resilience, of men and women who refused to let this place fade, and behind them stand those who believe in this mission: The Wildplaces Conservation Foundation, our donors & guests, and an always dedicated team from Papa’s Camp. We all share a commitment that ensures that the lions will roar, the giraffes will wander, and the kob will still dance on the plains long after we are gone.
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