General News
Tuesday, 26 June 2012 04:38
UWA trains over 200 URA customs officers
UWA has embarked on a 10 day technical training for 209 Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) front desk Customs Officials in operational areas of Malaba, Busia and Entebbe Airport. The customs officials are being trained on…
Friday, 22 June 2012 13:02
UWA Rescues 43 Baby Pythons
A total of 43 baby pythons aged just about three weeks were rescued from a village Mbizzi NNya in Mpigi District about 50kms from Kampala. The UWA problem animal team was tipped off by a…
Thursday, 21 June 2012 13:27
Tourism circuit bridge fixed in South Western Uganda
Life gradually returns to normal after the Ntungwa -Ishasha Bridge at the Rukungiri- Kanungu district borderline was re-opened by the Kanungu RDC for traffic Canon Benon Bwagi Ruronga. A heavy truck loaded with cement enroute…
Friday, 15 June 2012 04:45
UWA to develop a new 5 year Strategic Plan
Uganda Wildlife Authority led by the planning unit has embarked on the process of preparing a new five -year Strategic plan since the current one expires at the end of this year According to the…
Friday, 18 May 2012 09:45
Uganda Wildlife Authority launches a state of the art wildlife portal
Uganda Wildlife Authority and their partners, USAID-STAR Project on Wednesday launched the latest state of the art wildlife portal featuring all the 10 national parks, game reserves and activities UWA is undertaking to preserve Uganda’s…
Tuesday, 03 April 2012 17:44
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 the minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage, Professor Ephraim Kamuntu. The…
Friday, 09 March 2012 06:17
UWA participates in sport fishing competition
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA)has for the first time actively taken part in the Murchison Falls Invitational Fishing Tournament by lining three anglers namely George Atube, Yekodino Nyero and Wellborn Ojara. The three day event that…
Monday, 20 February 2012 13:24
UWA recieves mountain rescue equipment from USAID-STAR
As part of UWA rescue program, USAID STAR through USFS International Program is donating mountain rescue equipment to UWA. UWA will offer this equipment to Rwenzori Mountaineering Services (RMS), a nongovernmental organization entrusted with a…
Friday, 10 February 2012 11:04
Ivory worth 400,000 Dollars handed over by URA
Uganda Revenue Authority has today handed over 176 pieces of Ivory weighing 162 kilograms, 189 pieces of Warthog and Hippo teeth weighing 38 kilograms, 19 Monitor Lizard skin weighing three kilograms and three animal bones…
Tuesday, 17 January 2012 06:35
REGIONAL PLATFORM TO PROMOTE TOURISM MARKETING
A multi-stake holder platform comprising eminent Ugandans from the public and private sector has been formed with the main aim of promoting tourism in Kigezi region and Uganda in general. The Kigezi Tourism Multi stake…
