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Innocent Ampeire
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Joined September 2016
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About me

I was born and raised in the Kabale District, in southwestern Uganda. I had always had a sense of wanting to protect the environment, I attended various primary and secondary public schools and as I grew up, became aware of the importance of preserving the environment and the wildlife around. I joined a wildlife club when he was young, in hopes of becoming a conservationist someday.

I took every opportunity to learn by enrolling in training courses in the field of Environment and Conservation. In 2010 was awarded a certificate for Outstanding Service as a Savanna guide at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge in Florida. I worked there as the African Cultural Representative through the Guest Education Host program. While at Disney, I also volunteered at the Give Kids the World Village. This is where children, with a life-threatening illness, can spend a week-long free vacation with their family. Soon after, I was able to save enough money to make his dream come true. I received a Wildlife/Forestry Conservation diploma from the Penn Foster Career School in the USA.

I have worked as an Animal Keeper, at Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary; Educator, Safari Guide and a photographer for a number of companies. As of January 2015, he is also the Assistant Sanctuary Manager in charge of animal welfare working for Chimpanzee Trust.

I enjoy meeting people and teaching the ways of the wildlife and I feel it is important to share my knowledge. Animal welfare is important but I also believe and want to influence people through images. Photography is my other passion. I love to capture nature and wildlife through camera lens

Why did you join the community?

I am travel/ safari guide based in Uganda and a nature photographer. I am a birder and I have over ten years experience working with primates

What is your favorite travel destination?

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Where do you dream of traveling to?

Borneo in Asia

What was your first travel job?

Tour Guiding

What do you want to learn more about?

New world Monkeys

Three words that describe why we should travel?

Discover, Adventure, Photography

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