General News
Friday, 15 March 2013 13:56
94 YEAR OLD LADY TRACKS BWINDI MOUNTAIN GORILLAS
Laura Sonnino,94, from Italy on March 14,2013 became the oldest person to have tracked mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in South western Uganda . Born on 20/5/1919, Laura Sonnino successfully tracked the Nkuringo…
Monday, 11 March 2013 10:27
UWA gets two motor bikes from fishing tournament
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) benefitted from another kind donation of two brand-new Yamaha DT125 motor bikes from the proceeds of 2013 Murchison Falls Invitational Fishing Tournament (MFIFT) which closed on March 9th at the Murchison…
Monday, 11 March 2013 10:19
KAHUNGYE GORILLA FAMILY SUBORDINATE SILVERBACK PASSES ON
RUHEMUKA, a subordinate Silverback in the newly habituated Kahungye Mountain gorilla family has passed on in a painful forest accident.The robust silverback estimated to be slightly above 30 years old is believed to have fallen…
Thursday, 28 February 2013 08:49
UGANDA SET FOR IT BERLIN TOURISM EXHIBITION
UGANDA SET FOT IT BERLIN TOURISM EXHIBITION Uganda will participate in the annual ITB Berlin 2013 Travel and Tourism Exhibition scheduled to take place from 6th to 10th March 2013 at Messe Berlin in Germany.…
Tuesday, 19 February 2013 15:11
UWA unveils affordable accommodation to promote domestic tourism
For visitors wishing to visit the parks but don't have as much to spend, their worries have now been resolved by Uganda Wildlife Authority. In the last 3 months UWA has renovated some of its…
Tuesday, 19 February 2013 07:18
UWA PROMOTES TOURISM AT THE LIRA INTER-CITY ROTARY CONFERENCE
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) marketing gurus effectively took part in the just ended Rotary intercity conference held in Lira town, north of Kampala where a representative of the Executive Director made a presentation on the…
Monday, 04 February 2013 11:34
UWA GUIDES FASCINATED BY PLAYFUL BUDONGO FOREST CHIMPS
It was a lifetime experience for Uganda Wildlife Authority's twelve interpretive guides specializing in mountain gorilla and chimpanzee tracking, when they closely interacted with the playful chimpanzees in the undisturbed Budongo forest reserve.
Wednesday, 16 January 2013 13:49
UWA DONATES FOOD ITEMS, CLOTHES TO DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN’S HOME
Uganda Wildlife Authority management and staff on Wednesday donated assorted items including foodstuffs, drinks and clothes to the Missionaries of the Poor who look after over 400 disadvantaged children and young adults in Kisenyi and…
Monday, 14 January 2013 09:59
RUSHEGURA’S KABUKOJO CHALLENGES REIGNING SILVERBACK MWIRIMA FOR THRONE
The humble but strong soon to be Silver Back of Rushegura Mountain Gorilla Family in the northern Sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, seems tired of playing second fiddle to the dominant Silverback, Mwirima. The…
Monday, 14 January 2013 08:42
GOSMILE SUPPORTS BINP TRACKERS,GUIDES
Good tidings yet again rain in the gorilla park of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in southwestern Uganda. For their dedicated efforts and determination to keep the gorilla habitat well and alive, the rangers and porters…
