Uganda’s wildlife numbers have continued to rise over the years despite challenges such as poaching, invasive species, pests, diseases, and human-wildlife conflicts. Data from the Uganda Wildlife ...

Uganda’s wildlife authorities say the halt to tourism income caused by COVID-19 has pushed many people who depended on tourists into poaching the very animals the industry depends on. Uganda's ...

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Uganda has received eight southern white rhinos from Munyawana Conservancy in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, marking a ...

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The Uganda Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities has today, July 29, 2021, launched the first electronic permitting system to regulate trade in wildlife as well as wildlife products in the ...

Uganda is home to a wide variety of primates, including chimpanzees and mountain gorillas. Deforestation, hunting and rapid population growth are among the threats facing the country’s wildlife.

Uganda’s great apes owe a debt of gratitude to a pet vervet called Poncho. The monkey belonged to the Cuban ambassador to Uganda in the 1970s; he would sit on the gate of the neighbouring house in ...

DR. JAMES MUSINGUZI TAKES OFFICE AS NEW UWA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR in Uganda Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has today held a formal handover of the instruments of office from outgoing Executive Director, ...

KAMPALA - Uganda is one of the richest countries in Africa for biodiversity conservation ranking second for mammals (and 13th in the World), second for birds, and seventh for higher plants. This is on ...