Category: News
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Kidepo Allegations ‘TOTALLY BASELESS’
A small group of attention seekers and sensationalists tried to dupe this correspondent last weekend into believing, and reporting, about an alleged shooting of tourists in Kidepo National Park. The truth of the matter however, and swiftly established, was that two vehicles, hired by an NGO, apparently drove into a cattle raid, some 400 kilometres…
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East African Tourism and Wildlife Management Bill Passed
The East African Legislative Assembly, while conducting its third session held in Kampala / Uganda last week, passed the long awaited tourism and wildlife bill, which also now facilitates the setting up of an East African Tourist Board, under which joint promotions can be carried out to finally bring to the forefront the nearly 10…
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Heritage Denies Poaching Claims
Heritage Oil has last week denied any complicity in poaching or that any of their staff would be involved in the illegal activity, as alleged by a park staff at Murchison Falls National Park, who last week claimed that there was evidence of increased poaching around the camp set up by oil workers. However, no…
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USAID-STAR Continues Support of Friend-A-Gorilla Campaign
USAID-STAR has continued supporting the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) in their Friend-a-Gorilla awareness campaign. After supporting UWA to successfully launch the campaign in September 2009, USAID-STAR introduced UWA to US- based partners, including Mojo House, a leading promotional and marketing firm in Los Angeles, California.Through this effort, Mojo offered to take the Friend-a- Gorilla Campaign…
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UWA Executive Director Receives International Conservation Award
The Executive Director of Uganda Wildlife Authority, Mr. Moses Mapesa has today, 4th October 2008 been awarded an international conservation award called the WCPA Fred Packard Award. Mr. Mapesa is one of seven people who will receive the award during the on-going IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, Spain. However, the award will be received…
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UWA Reaps from Elephant Protection Program
The 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…
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Uganda Wildlife Authority Sharpens Vigilance
Following the recent controversy and public discussion over wild life trade and exports the Uganda Wild life Association (UWA) has brought several parties to book for alleged malpractices. Suspended Licenses and prosecutions are pending. Following Public tip offs several persons were arrested with wild life and wild life products in their possessions without proper license…