August 07
Uganda: 'Giant People-Attacking Crocodile' Captured
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) said Tuesday that it had captured a 4.5-meter-long crocodile that mauled several people at a landing site in Ntoroko District in the Western… Read more »
March 19
Uganda: Uganda Wildlife Authority Admits Lack of Due Diligence in Contracting Firm
Members of Parliament sitting on the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) have interrogated Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) officials… Read more »
February 27
Uganda: Uganda Raises Cost for Gorilla Tracking Permits
Uganda Wildlife Authority has raised the cost for gorilla trekking permits to USD 800 per person, up from presently USD 700 effective July 1, 2024. Read more »
October 18, 2023
Malawi: Malawi Looks to Drones to Protect Its Wildlife
Malawi has announced a new level of protection across its Nyika, Kasungu, Nkhotakota, Majete Vwaza, Liwonde and Elephant wildlife reserves: drones. Read more »
September 25, 2023
Uganda: In the Footsteps of a Wildlife Ranger
It is about 6am on a cool early morning when Sam Mwandha, the executive director of the Uganda Wildlife Authority flags off 18 teams comprising four members each from the tail-end… Read more »
September 11, 2023
Uganda: Rewilding to Save 2000 White Rhinos
After a failed rhino farming business left 2000 southern white rhinos in danger, an African game park specialist has stepped in to assist. African Parks will "re-wild" the rhinos,… Read more »
July 09, 2023
Uganda: Inside Dr. Gladys Kalema Zikusooka Memoir 'Walking With Gorillas'
Uganda's first wildlife veterinarian and founder of non-governmental organisation, Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH), Dr. Gladys Kalema Zikusooka, has unveiled her memoir… Read more »
May 14, 2023
Uganda: Wetlands Are Critical to Keeping Migrating Birds Soaring
For centuries, the phenomenon of bird migration has awed humanity. So much so, that the 4th Century BC Greek philosopher Aristotle, noting that the types of birds around him… Read more »
March 04, 2023
Uganda: Why Frontline Communities Have Been Central to Uganda's Growing Wildlife Populations
As Uganda joined the rest of the world to commemorate the World Wildlife Day (March 3), Sam Mwanda, the executive director of the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) paid tribute to… Read more »
February 19, 2023
Uganda: African Conservationist Sounds Alarm Over Rising Threats to Pangolins
Human and climate-induced threats to pangolins have soared, threatening their survival while worsening ecosystem imbalances and risk to public health, an African conservationist… Read more »
October 23, 2022
Uganda: Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment Over Illegal Possession of Ivory
Court has sentenced a man to life in prison after he was found guilty of illegal possession of ivory. Read more »
October 16, 2022
Uganda: New Bird Sanctuary Opened in Entebbe
A new bird sanctuary for the endangered African grey parrots was opened at the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) also known as Entebbe Zoo. The shs37 million aviaries were… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Tanzania: Over 500 Animals Killed By Drought in Northern Tanzania
At least 320 cattle and 250 goats have been killed by drought in Tanzania's northern region of Kilimanjaro between July and September, authorities said late Tuesday. Read more »