This isn’t a surprise to those of us who have loved Uganda for years, but finally the “outside world” is catching on. The Lonely Planet, one of the leading publishers of travel guides, has ranked Uganda the world’s top travel destination for 2012: #1. Uganda It’s taken nasty dictatorships and a brutal civil war to
Uganda Mountain Gorilla Census Has Begun
Conservation organizations in Uganda have begun a new census to count the critically endangered mountain gorillas in the western mountains. The census will be conducted in the Bwindi National Forest, the forested park hosting the largest number of mountain gorillas and Mgahinga National Park. With an estimated value in tourism dollars of $1 million per
UWA Releases 204 African Grey Parrots
The Uganda Wildlife Authority has released 204 highly endangered African grey parrots back to the wild after a six months quarantine period. The parrots were confiscated at the Mpondwe Customs border post in Kasese and at a private farm at Kawuku along the Kampala-Entebbe highway. At a release ceremony in one of the protected areas
Baby Elephant Rescued from Island
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has rescued a two-month-old male baby elephant abandoned at Hamukungu Island on Lake George, near Katunguru trading centre in Kasese District. The elephant named Charles Hamukungu after the fisherman who picked it and the island it was rescued from, was left behind by an elephant family from Queen Elizabeth National
Ugandan Elephant Killed for Being Too Friendly
In his recent Uganda Conservation Update, Wolfgang Thome writes of a friendly elephant likely poisoned by locals in Queen Elizabeth National Park, one of the most visited national parks in Uganda. WINDOW SHOPPING ELEPHANT POISONED The female elephant, recently risen to fame when pictures were published in the Uganda media about walking along the Katunguru
JGI-Uganda Ecotourism Project Nominated for Conservation Award
I love seeing good news on the conservation and tourism front in Uganda. It’s even better when it is about The Jane Goodall Instutute, which is my favorite conservation group in Uganda. The following information is from the JGI Website: The Jane Goodall Institute’s (JGI) ecotourism site in Uganda has been selected as one of
UWA Leadership Exonerated by Parliament
It seems that the Ugandan Parliament has seen through the motives of the new Uganda Wildlife Authority board and condemned them for trying to get at the funds held by UWA in its various accounts. Hopefully this will put a welcome brake on the precipitous actions of the new Uganda Wildlife Authority board of directors.
Sport Hunting Suspended in Uganda
Sport hunting has been suspended in Uganda, the Pearl of Africa. The Uganda Willdife Authority has temporarily banned with immediate effect all hunting safaris until further notice. The letter that was sent to hunting operators by UWA mentioned concerns of illegal hunting in the various areas where this activity has been conducted. The wildlife body
Jane Goodall visits Uganda
Few people have had a greater impact on how humanity sees itself than Dr. Jane Goodall. This inspirational woman was in Kampala Friday evening to give a talk at a fundraiser for the Uganda branch of the Jane Goodall Institute. It was part of a tour of East Africa commemorating 50 years since she started
UWA intensifies filming for tourism promotion
The arrival of ZANSKAR PRODUCTIONS; a filming crew from Madrid Spain in Buhoma Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, a world Heritage Site and home to more than half of the world’s mountain gorilla population on 27th June 2010 left the Tourism department in a jovial mood as the crew set pace among other tourists to unfold