MIKE (Monitoring Illegal Killing of Elephants) subregional support office for East Africa Mr. Edison Nuwamanya handing over some GPS (Global Positioning System) units to UWA’s Chief Conservation Area Manager to assist rangers in recording data on Wildlife and illegal acitivies in the Parks. MIKE has been supporting UWA to monitor the illegal killing of Elephants.
The GPS sets will be used to map out areas of poaching and other illegal activities in the protected areas to inform UWA of hot spot areas. The units will also be useful in mapping out areas for community resource use, wildlife sightings for tourism and general research and monitoring.