General News
Wednesday, 02 January 2013 07:30
INTERFORCES SPORTS STARS TO TOUR MURCHISON FALLS NP
INTERFORCES SPORTS STARS TO TOUR MURCHISON FALLS NP The best sportsmen and women from the ninth edition of the Uganda inter-forces Games and Championships held in 2011 will have a unique opportunity to tour the…
Monday, 31 December 2012 13:20
MIKE SITES Donates GPSs
MIKE (Monitoring Illegal Killing of Elephants) subregional support office for East Africa Mr. Edison Nuwamanya handing over some GPS (Global Positioning System) units to UWA's Chief Conservation Area Manager to assist rangers in recording data…
Monday, 03 December 2012 14:10
UWA BATTLES SOUTH SUDAN ELEPHANTS
Staff of Uganda Wildlife Authority in Murchison Falls Conservation Area (MFCA) are battling a herd of elephants that crossed from Nimule National Park in South Sudan last Friday into Uganda in the villages of Pagirinya…
Friday, 16 November 2012 13:58
Poisonous snakes and chameleons impounded at Entebbe Airport
Following increased vigilance by Uganda Wildlife Authority to fight illegal trade in wildlife products, another consignment of 42 poisonous snakes and 147 chameleons was this week impounded at Entebbe International Airport in what is yet…
Thursday, 15 November 2012 14:19
Uganda Wildlife Authority confiscates 62kgs of ivory
A consignment of 62kg of ivory was On Sunday night confiscated by Uganda Wildlife Authority rangers following a tip off from a security operative at the airport. The ivory which was parked in two blue…
Tuesday, 23 October 2012 07:39
TOTAL E&P TRAINS UWA STAFF IN OIL AND GAS ISSUES
TOTAL E& P TRAINS UWA STAFF IN OIL AND GAS ISSUES By Justine NamaraEighteen staff of Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) drawn from Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth, and Kibale Conservation Areas and UWA headquarters have completed…
Wednesday, 19 September 2012 19:18
Bwindi’s senior adult female gorilla passes on
One of the senior adult female mountain Gorillas of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Bwiruka has died barely three months after the oldest male, Ruhondeza of Mubare Group passed on. She was known to be playful,…
Wednesday, 19 September 2012 19:01
UWA Recruiting 303 Rangers for Protected Areas- See Job Posting
This is to inform you that the Board of Trustees has approved recruitment of 303 rangers to fill vacant positions in various protected areas. The bulk of these will be trained and deployed for oil…
Wednesday, 19 September 2012 13:25
56 UWA senior officers complete Leadership Skills Development Course
Fifty six senior officers of the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) on Saturday passed out after completing a three week course in leadership development and basic military training at the National Leadership Institute, Kyankwanzi. The pass…
Wednesday, 19 September 2012 09:49
Poaching in protected areas not out of control
Recently there has been a spate of press reports in print and electronic media, including The New Vision, on increasing illegal activities in the protected Areas with particular emphasis on rampant poaching which has affected…
