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A new scientific census confirms 426 chimpanzees thriving in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, strengthening conservation efforts in one of Africa’s most important great ape habitats.

The 2025 Bwindi Chimpanzee Census has confirmed the presence of an estimated 426 chimpanzees widely distributed across Bwindi ...

Kampala: The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), a state run conservation agency, has seized 10 pieces of raw elephant ivory ...

Dr Martina Kia is part of a growing but still rare community of female veterinarians in Uganda. In this interview, she ...

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Environmental Conservation Trust of Uganda (ECOTRUST) joined hundreds of runners at the 8th edition of the Uganda Wildlife Half Marathon at the weekend, ...

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When Idi Amin launched a coup and took power of Uganda in 1971, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's father was among the first victims of the brutal dictatorship that followed. "[My father] was a senior cabinet ...

The report, “Uganda Wildlife Trafficking Assessment,” produced by TRAFFIC as part of the USAID-funded Wildlife TRAPS Project, provides a comprehensive look at Uganda’s illegal and legal wildlife trade ...

DR. JAMES MUSINGUZI TAKES OFFICE AS NEW UWA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR in Uganda Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has today held a formal handover of the instruments of office from outgoing Executive Director, ...

Uganda’s being described as the Pearl of Africa by Sir Winston Churchill is truly befitting. The country’s endowments range from the animals and plants to the diverse bird species, some of which are ...