KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has donated six drones to the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to enhance conservation efforts in the East African country. Nwanneakolam Vwede-Obahor, the UNDP representative to Uganda, on Tuesday handed over the unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) to Tom Butime, Uganda’s …
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Oyam, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In April 2019, seven-month-pregnant Dorcus Aceng met her death when she unknowingly came into contact with an agitated elephant that had strayed from Murchison National Park. That fateful day, Aceng was at home going about her normal business when the elephant came running across her …
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Five years on, Ugandan conservationists can’t believe Vietnamese wildlife traffickers got away with it SPECIAL REPORT | WILD LIFE CONSERVATION | In January 2019, the arrest and imminent prosecution of several Vietnamese wildlife traffickers in Kampala excited wildlife conservationists in Uganda and abroad who saw it as an opportunity to disrupt a …
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Madi Okollo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA has started the valuation of all properties of households residing within the Ajai Wildlife Reserve in Madi Okollo district. The exercise which commenced on Thursday followed the completion of the surveying exercise to identify individual landowners and assess the size …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has announced that motorists will not be permitted to pass through Murchison Falls National Park after 7:00 pm. This regulation is part of the guidelines issued by the authority in preparation for heavy traffic diversion through the protected area to access …
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ARUA, Uganda | Xinhua | Conservationists in Uganda are working to transform the Ajai Wildlife Reserve in the northwestern Ugandan district of Madi-Okollo into a home for the endangered white rhinoceros. The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), a state conservation agency, is deploying both biological and manual efforts to restore the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament sitting on the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) have interrogated Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) officials regarding a loss of Shs180 million incurred in a contract related to the gorilla permit system. The inquiry was prompted by revelations …
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Madi Okollo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has initiated the translocation of approximately 200 Uganda Kobs from Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve in Kikuube to Ajai Wildlife Reserve in Madi Okollo district. The translocation, which commenced on Friday afternoon, is part of habitat manipulation efforts in preparation …
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Madi Okollo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA has backtracked on plans to acquire additional land at Ajai Wildlife Reserve in Madi Okollo district to enable expansion of Rhino conservation, citing community resistance. In December 2022, UWA announced plans to acquire an additional 26.58 square kilometers of land on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Wildlife Authority has raised the cost for gorilla trekking permits to USD 800 per person, up from presently USD 700 effective July 1, 2024. East African foreign residents will have to pay USD 700 per person, up from presently 600 US Dollars per person …
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