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
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
UWA Reaps From CITES Elephant Protection Program
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has today received five sets of the Global Positioning System (GPS) complete with accessories from a program under the auspices of the Convention of International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) that is responsible for Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE). The equipment will boost implementation of the monitoring and research
UWA Acquires New Problem Crocodile Capture Equipment
The Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is one of the 23 surviving species under the order Crocodylia. Nile crocodiles are known to have a wide distribution in Sub-Saharan African inhabiting a wide range of habitats including, rivers, lakes and fresh water swamps. However, wherever they occur, there is always a human-crocodile conflict and Uganda is no
Statement of Wildlife Wardens On Proposed Oil Production
The Honorary Wildlife Wardens reviewed the EIA Study Final Report (March 2008) and the Environmental Management Plan and presents the following issues for deliberation at the public hearing session. The Oil production with respect to the protected Areas in the Albertine Rift The Honorary Wildlife Wardens support the oil production in the Albertine Rift for
Albertine Rift Countries Release Ministerial Declaration For Transboundary Collaboration
Albertine Rift Countries Release Ministerial Declaration For Transboundary Collaboration
2008-07-15T18:17:42+03:00
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The countries of the Greater Virunga Landscape – Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, met in Gisenyi from 14th to 15th July 2008, and at the end of the meeting signed a ministerial declaration, which is reproduced verbatim below: The Rubavu Ministerial Declaration of the Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration Preamble Ministers and high
UWA Signs Agreements With Operators Of Private Launches
Today marks another milestone in the improvement of tourism services in the national parks as Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) signs concession agreements with three companies for the operation of private boats and launch cruises in Queen Elizabeth National Park and Murchison Falls National Park. The contracts are being signed with: Adrift Adventure Co. Ltd –
UWA Takes Stance on Conservation Issues
It is no secret that the challenges that face wildlife conservation in Uganda today are bigger and more complex than ever before, particularly given the human population increase and the need for more land for settlement, cultivation, grazing and industry. Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), which is in charge of managing the country’s protected areas and