CHIMPANZEE RETURNED TO FOREST AFTER SURGERY

5th September, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments

Amaanyi, a six-year-old chimpanzee was recently returned to her home in Rweshama Forest Reserve in Masindi district on Sunday after being hospitalised in Entebbe for over a month. The chimpanzee was caught in a trap,  which forced doctors to amputate his leg because the bones had been shattered. Dr. Andrew Seguya, the director of the Uganda Wildlife » Read More

FACEBOOK SCHEME TO BE-FRIEND UGANDA’S MOUNTAIN GORILLAS

5th September, 2009 - Posted by admin - 1 Comment

Social networking sites Facebook and Twitter will soon provide an opportunity to users, to be able to “befriend” rare Ugandan mountain gorillas and track their movements. According to Lillian Nsubuga Uganda Wildlife Authority spokeswoman, the scheme is designed to promote Uganda’s nascent tourism industry. Users will receive regular updates about their endangered primate friends, will » Read More