Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six lions have been found dead in Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park in Kihihi sub-county, Kanungu district. According to a statement from Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), carcasses of the lions were discovered in the national park on Friday evening by game rangers …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Communities neighbouring Queen Elizabeth National Park in Kasese District have asked the Uganda wildlife Authority- UWA to expedite compensation of people whose livelihood is affected by wildlife. In 2019, President Museveni assented to the Wildlife Act 2019. According to the Act, compensation will be given …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nandi, one of the female rhinos at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is dead after suffering from a yet to be identified illness, according to the Uganda Wildlife Authority, UWA. Nandi is one of the parent rhinos which were imported to revive the rhino population in Uganda. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Wildlife Authority has failed to register an increase in number of tourists destined to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest despite reducing the price of gorilla tracking permits. In 2020, Uganda Wildlife Authority -UWA reduced the cost of gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National park. In the …
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Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five suspects have been arrested for illegal possession of ivory and a live Pangolin. The five were arrested in separate operations conducted on Sunday by the Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA and the Uganda Police in Lira and Agago Districts. Bashir Hangi, the UWA Communications Manager told …
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Why would the jumbos leave tranquil Queen Elizabeth Park for Congo’s volatile Virunga Park? Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Hundreds of elephants moving from Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park to the Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have caused excitement in Virunga and nonchalant surprise in …
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Kaliro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kibuye village in Bukamba Sub County in Kaliro district have captured a killer crocodile. The residents captured the crocodile on Sunday morning and are currently keeping it in a well near a borehole in Kibuye trading center for public viewing. The residents told …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA has heavily deployed its personnel to fight against massive poaching that has resurrected in the Karamoja region. Fred Pizza, the chief warden of Mt. Elgon National Park which covers up to Karamoja region says that the deployment follows the increasing cases of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The increase in human populations and wildlife in Uganda may pose a challenge if not planned for. To date, Uganda’s population stands at close to 43 million people, but wildlife that attracts tourists to Uganda is also on the increase. Over the last 30 years, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Floods have submerged the docking pier at Paraa in Murchison Falls National Park crippling transport. UWA on Sunday issued a flood alert indicating that floods had submerged the ferry docking points at Paraa making it impossible for the ferry to operate across the Nile River. …
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