Electric fencing, lodge owners on the spot Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | On April 26, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) announced sad news of the electrocution of three lionesses in Queen Elizabeth National Park. UWA said in a 110-word statement that “the lions were found dead on an …
Read More »Community up in arms over UWA boundaries in Kasese
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Busunga in Lake Katwe sub-county, Kasese district are accusing Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA of encroaching on their land by extending the electric fence into their land without opening up the disputed community boundaries. In July last year, the residents rejected a survey report from …
Read More »Delayed electric fencing of Murchison Falls National Park fueling human-wildlife conflict
Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The delayed electric fencing of Murchison Falls National Park has increased human-wildlife conflict in Nwoya district. Last year in October, Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) announced that it would install 30 kilometers of low voltage electric fencing in major human-wildlife conflict hotspots in Murchison Falls …
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