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Semliki Wildlife Reserve Ranger Killed In Shootout With Poachers

A ranger at Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve was on Wednesday killed during a shootout with armed poachers. The Uganda Wildlife Authority posted this on its Facebook...
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Murchison Falls Shoebill

Uganda Declared Top Birders’ Destination in Africa for 2013

Uganda has 34 key bird viewing points in wetlands, water bodies, wildlife reserves, national parks and forest reserves. Common bird species include shoebills, herons,...
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Poachers Kill 40-years old elephant in Semuliki National Park

A 40 year old male elephant believed to be the oldest and most peaceful in Semliki wildlife reserve in western Uganda has been killed...
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Uganda Parks

All Uganda National Parks Are Safe for Tourists

The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has come out to assure tourists that the border national parks in western Uganda are safe despite ongoing fighting...
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Year 2011: Worst Year for Uganda’s Wildlife

Why did Uganda lose 25 elephants last year? Questions are being asked about how Uganda, which has the tiniest number of elephants in the region,...
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UWA New Board of Trustees

UWA gets a new Board of Trustees

A new Board of Trustees for Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) comprising nine eminent Ugandans with proven managerial and professional background, has been inaugurated by...
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