Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA is proposing a total ban on all activities within the wildlife sanctuaries with the exception of fishing and activities related to wildlife conservation. A wildlife sanctuary is an area where animal habitats and their surroundings are protected from any sort of disturbance. …
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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA in Karamoja is considering banning pastoralists from grazing in wildlife reserves. According to UWA, the presence of pastoralists has affected the breeding of animals forcing some species like ostriches to migrate to distant areas where they can not easily be traced. Edyau …
Read More »Hoima district security committee bans grazing, cultivation on oil refinery land
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima District Security Committee has banned the grazing of animals and cultivation on the land earmarked for the oil refinery in Kabaale parish, Kabaale sub-county. In 2012, the government acquired 29 square kilometres of land in Kabaale parish for the construction of the oil refinery. …
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