General News
Tuesday, 10 January 2012 06:18
UWA, Igongo Cultural Centre to jointly promote tourism.
Uganda Wildlife Authority(UWA) and Igongo Cultural Centre (ICC) based in Mbarara district, have entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the purpose of preserving , conserving and promoting of the natural and cultural heritage of…
Friday, 09 December 2011 05:10
Uganda Wildlife Authority unveils Entebbe airport branding
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) on Tuesday presented its new branding of the Entebbe International Airport with a nature theme that both highlights the country’s natural attractions and leverages recent media accolades.
Wednesday, 07 December 2011 08:07
UWA, Tullow Oil commission TeBito Top of the Falls track
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has officially opened an 18.5km track from Te Bito to the top of the Falls worth USD 200,000 in Murchison Falls National Park. The construction was funded by Tullow Oil Plc…
Thursday, 01 December 2011 02:41
UWA participates in inter-forces games
Uganda Wildlife Authority bagged many accolades from the just concluded 9th Edition of the Inter-Forces Games. In a closing event held at Namboole stadium on 25th November, UWA scooped sixteen best titles in different games.
Sunday, 13 November 2011 11:29
UWA sponsors two youths to track Mountain Gorillas
Charles Kikomeko, a second year Bachelor of Commerce university student and Simon Seruyange a self employed entrepreneur in construction industry, last week became the latest celebrities who joined international tourists in tracking the much coveted…
Tuesday, 15 November 2011 11:09
80 complete tour guiding course
Eighty participants drawn from Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania early this week completed an intensive three week tour guiding course aimed at enhancing their skills in conservation, wildlife identification and interpretation as well as customer care.…
Wednesday, 02 November 2011 08:11
UWA participates in third country training program in Malaysia
Through the “Third Country Training Program (TCTP), Malaysia is sharing their experiences on management of biodiversity and ecosystem. The third country training program was conducted at the University of Malaysia Sabah (UMS) in the institute…
Monday, 31 October 2011 12:20
More Water tanks for communities in Mgahinga
The Great Virunga Trans-boundary Core Secretariat (GVTCS) has revealed that it has set aside money to construct five more tanks neighboring sub-counties of Mgahinga to curb the water scarcity in the area. This was revealed…
Thursday, 20 October 2011 12:03
Gorilla Census will be most accurate ever
In an effort to help conservationists understand population dynamics of the gorillas, assess the success of conservation programmes aimed at ensuring their survival, and ensure that they receive continued attention from the global conservation community;…
Wednesday, 12 October 2011 18:36
Press release for the greater virunga transboundary collaboration regional forum
PRESS RELEASE FOR THE GREATER VIRUNGA TRANSBOUNDARY COLLABORATION REGIONAL FORUM Theme: Transboundary Collaboration for effective conservation 1 The Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration The roots of the Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration lie in…
