Every time we fill up our tanks at the pump, we are putting wildlife and democracy at risk in Uganda. I’m not talking about the effects of climate change – that argument barely needs to be made at this point. It turns out that there is an actual geopolitical link at work between the price
Gorilla Social Networks
We have just learned that the Uganda Wildlife Authority plans to introduce online gorilla tracking as a new initiative aimed at the global demand for conservation tourism. For a minimum donation of $1, subscribers will be able track the movements of individual gorillas through a custom-made Web site. Strategically placed cameras in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable
Chimpanzee Returned To The Forest After Surgery
A six-year-old chimpanzee Amaanyi was returned to her home in Rweshama Forest Reserve in Masindi district on Sunday after being hospitalized in Entebbe for over a month. Having bean caught up in a trap, Amaanyi ’s leg was severed because the bones had been crushed . The chimpanzee was escorted by a team that included
Famous American Visitors Absolutely Awed By Uganda
They had been to Africa once before, and their friends had visited Africa a few time, but never Uganda. It was therefore a very exciting moment for Mr. and Mrs Ron and Sally Bancroft and Mr Bart and Mrs Lynn Holaday to visit the famed “Pearl of Africa” where the Bancrofts’ daughter Emily works. They
300 Karimojong Settle in Former Wildlife Reserve
More than 300 Karamojong families have settled on the 20sqkm piece of land at Moruajore in Namalu sub-county, Nakapiripirit district, that was formally part of Pian-Upe wildlife game reserve. The ethnic Pian Karamojong, the majority on the land, came from Amalera Prisons where they were squatters while others abandoned rented houses in the trading centre.
UWA Set To Launch Second Chimpanzee Tourism Family
UWA has good news for chimpanzee tracking enthusiasts. A second chimpanzee community is being habituated in Kibale National Park in western Uganda, and this will be used exclusively for tourism purposes. The community being habituated is called the Bulaiga Chimpanzee Community, and it will help address the problem of inadequate availability of chimp tracking permits,
Kenya and Uganda Implement Cross-Border Tourism Initiatives
Kenya and Uganda Implement Cross-Border Tourism Initiatives
2009-01-09T18:09:54+03:00
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Three years ago, the wildlife authorities in the neighboring countries of Kenya and Uganda felt that tourists who climb Mount Elgon that straddles the Uganda-Kenya border, never fully experience the magic of the mountain if they don’t get the opportunity to see the tourist attractions across the border. It is against that background that a
Three Lions Found In Lake Mburo National Park After 20 Years Of Disappearance
Three Lions Found In Lake Mburo National Park After 20 Years Of Disappearance
2009-01-08T14:11:55+03:00
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Three lions ; one male and two females are suspected to have migrated from Sango Bay, near Lake Victoria to Lake Mburo National Park. The Chief Warden, Lake Mburo Conservation Area, Adonia Bimpora, said one female had a cub. Speaking to The weekly observer one of the New writers in Uganda, Adonia said that this
UWA Signs Partnership Agreement for Management of Wildlife outside National Parks
UWA Signs Partnership Agreement for Management of Wildlife outside National Parks
2008-12-01T17:59:05+03:00
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The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) achieved a huge milestone in its efforts to manage wildlife outside the national parks when it signed a tripartite partnership agreement with a Germany investor and the districts of Luwero and Nakaseke to put in place systems for preventing the wanton killing of wildlife by making it economically profitable. The
UWA Revises National Park Tariffs For 2009 To 2010
Beginning January 2009, nationals of the member countries of the East African Community (EAC) will pay the same rates as Ugandans to gain entry and to access services within Uganda’s national parks. Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), which is charged with managing the country’s protected areas, undertakes a biennial review of the entry and tourism tariffs