General News
Monday, 10 June 2013 04:33
OUR WILD LIFE HEROES
As we celebrate Heroes Day today, Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) takes this opportunity to celebrate the lives of our colleagues who died or got maimed in the course of their work in the protected areas.…
Tuesday, 11 June 2013 06:26
UWA TARIFF TO RUN ON CALENDAR YEAR BASIS.
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) Conservation fees (tariff rates) will effective January 2014 be running on a two year calendar basis as opposed to the financial year.According to management, this move is meant to improve customer…
Saturday, 01 June 2013 06:30
UWA DIRECTOR WINS GLOBAL CONSERVATION AWARD
Uganda Wildlife Authority's Chief Conservation Area manager (CCAM) Mr. Charles Tumwesigye is the proud winner of the 2013 National Geographic Society/Buffet Award for Leadership in African Conservation.Mr. Tumwesigye becomes the second UWA officer to win…
Thursday, 23 May 2013 06:29
UWA ED MEETS PRINCE OF WALES IN ENGLAND
Seen in the photo extreme left is Dr. Seguya and extreme right is Prince WilliamThe Executive Director of Uganda Wildlife Authority Dr. Andrew Seguya who is also a board member of the Uganda Tourism Board,on…
Friday, 17 May 2013 06:28
SRI LANKA PRESIDENT, VISITS MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK
Sri Lanka PresidentMurchison Falls National Park in My hosted a number of high profile visitors including the Sri Lankan President HE Mahinda Rajapaska.The Sri Lankan head had a boat ride to the bottom of the…
Friday, 31 May 2013 06:25
GORILLA PERMIT PROMOTION ENDS
The discounted gorilla tracking permits promotion initiated by the management of Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to enable East Africans and Foreign residents to enjoy the same gorilla tracking experience at reduced rates successfully ended on…
Tuesday, 14 May 2013 12:31
UWA PARTICIPATES IN KAGULU HILL CLIMBING CHALLENGE
President Yoweri Museveni last week launched the Busoga Cultural Tourism Initiative’s Kagulu Hill Climbing Challenge in Buyende district north of Jinja town where he contributed 100m Uganda shillings towards the improvement of the site.
Tuesday, 14 May 2013 08:00
UWA RECEIVES TWO MOTORCYCLES FROM TOYOTA, NILE BREWERIES
The management of Toyota Uganda and the Nile Breweries Ltd has officially handed over two brand new Yamaha DT 125 motorbikes worth USD 8,400 from the proceeds of the 2013 Murchison Falls Invitational Fishing Tournament…
Monday, 29 April 2013 14:40
SB BUSINGYE ASSERTS MORE GRIP ON YOUNG GORILLA GROUP
The southern sector has undergone a lot of transformation since gorilla tourism effectively took root. Originally, the sector had got only Nshongi gorilla group which had the world’s largest mountain gorilla numbers in the family…
Monday, 29 April 2013 14:13
BITUKURA GORILLA GROUP GETS A NEW BABY
All gorilla conservation friends will be delighted to know that the Bitukura family number has grown with a member more has a new birth has been registered. Ruhara, an Adult Female has given birth to…
