Lake Mburo National Park has a rich historical heritage starting with its founding as a limited hunting area in 1933. Early on, it was a hunting site; then in 1963 it became a game reserve. The vast, undulating landscape of the park, covering more than 260 square kilometers in southern Ankole, is evidence of the cultural heritage of the Banyankole Bahima pastoralists as the traditional herders of Ankole cattle. Still, the area suffered when environmentalists labelled nearby residents as “invaders” in 1981 on grounds related to the reserve’s continuous cow grazing. Consequently, the achievement of national park status by Lake Mburo in 1983 led to the relocation of nearby people from their domains. Notwithstanding these challenges, Lake Mburo National Park now evidence Uganda’s commitment to the protection of the environment and the preservation of species.