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 …
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 …
Read More »A discovery of Uganda’s Kidepo valley national park
Kaabong, Uganda | XINHUA | Behind the misty rugged mount ranges in north eastern Uganda lays Kidepo Valley National Park. Kidepo, which ranks among Africa’s finest wildernesses, shares a border with South Sudan and northwestern Kenya. The animals move back and forth across the borders with no hindrances as the 1,442 …
Read More »Without tourists, S.African farmers cull antelope to feed community
Northern South Africa, South Africa | AFP | The charity pick-up truck rolled into a rural South African township laden with the usual boxes of bread loaves and assorted vegetables — and an unusual and especially prized gift: more than 50 kilogrammes (110 pounds) of fresh venison. The antelope had been …
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