3rd October, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Objections to the drilling of 10 more wells in Murchison Falls National Park by Heritage Oil have been raised by Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). According to UWA boss Moses Mapesa, UWA objects to the drilling of the ten wells at the same time. “It has to be phased. We cannot have such a big » Read More
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
25th August, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
About sh6b was fetched by Uganda from the export of crocodile skins, snakes, chameleons and butterflies last year. The committee on tourism, trade and industry vice-chairperson, Sseguya Lubyayi, said that wildlife trade contributed about $3m (about sh6b) to the national revenues from the export of crocodile skins, snakes, chameleons and butterflies raised on private land. The committee » Read More
10th August, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Tour operators and stakeholders have opposed the possible closure of Buligi Circuit in Murchison Falls National Park to pave way for oil exploration and drilling activities According to tour operators, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) had given away part of the park commonly known as the “Delta Area” to Heritage Oil & Gas Company for oil » Read More
5th August, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Munyonyo in Kampala has become a new home for a school of hippos. The three hippos, an adult male and a mother hippo accompanying her baby have become a regular spectacle at the shores of Lake Victoria at Speke Resort, Munyonyo as they are often sighted in the evenings at around 6:00pm and early in the » Read More