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The Uganda Wildlife authority has called upon the private sector along with those individuals interested to invest in Wild life ranches. According to Lilian Nsubuga Uganda Wildlife Authority’s publicis, the move will raise animal population bridge a gap between wildlife and the surrounding communities. In a speach she said that majority of Ugandan regard Wildlife

Good news for the chimps and other wildlife in Kibale National Park! The dark days of being poached may be coming to a definite end following a decision by a group of 52 people to voluntarily hand over to Uganda Wildlife Authority all the poaching tools they have been using to terrorise the helpless animals.

Uganda was among several African countries that participated in the recent two-day trade exhibition in Beijing, China from 6th to 7th November 2006, and several Chinese were attracted by the wildlife, coffee and art and crafts items that were being exhibited. The exhibition was part of the 2nd China-Africa Summit that took place from 4th

On 23rd August 2006, Uganda became the proud owner of two Southern white rhinos, which arrived in the country at 8.40pm aboard Martin Air, a cargo airline. The animals, which were donated by Disney Animal Kingdom in Florida, completed their 36-hour journey in good health. Apart from a few hiccups during the process of offloading

The outgoing Italian Ambassador to Uganda, H.E Maurizio Teucci paid a courtesy call to the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) offices on Friday 4th November 2005, and had a long chat with the UWA Chairman Board of Trustees, Mr. John Nagenda and the Executive Director, Mr. Moses Mapesa. The Ambassador who wrote a book about the

The Uganda Wildlife Authority announces the return of the Mgahinga habituated gorilla group, Nyakagezi, to Mgahinga National Park Uganda. This group crossed into Rwanda on 12th November, 2004, and returned on April 23, 2005. The Nyakagezi group has in the past crossed to either DR Congo or Rwanda into the contiguous “Great Virunga Ecosystem” that

t was great news for the communities of Lugaga village, Bugiri district when on March 6th 2005 Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) captured and relocated a 60-year old crocodile from Lake Victoria that had terrorized them for nearly 20 years. The five-meter crocodile is said to have eaten about 83 people by the time of its

Uganda Wildlife Authority wishes to warn the Ugandan as well as the international community against dealing with a company calling itself Uganda Savannah Hunting, which is purporting to organize safari-hunting trips in Uganda. Information obtained from the Internet indicates that the company alleges to be able to organise hunting safaris all year round in the

The Rwenzori Mountains National Park (Uganda) was removed from UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger yesterday. The World Heritage Committee adopted the decision at its 28th session in Suzhou, China, following the recommendation made by IUCN The World Conservation Union, the advisory body on natural heritage to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention. The Rwenzori

The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has of recent received many inquiries regarding the security situation in our national parks especially those bordering Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the western part of the country. Tourists are also reluctant to visit Murchison Falls National Park (MFNP) and Kidepo Valley National Park (KVNP) for