Tag: UWA
Buliisa Residents Criticize UWA after Elephant Kills 40-year-old Woman
Janet Pimungu Berochan, 40, a resident of Waiga village in Bugana parish, Buliisa sub-county, Buliisa district, died after an elephant attacked her when she...
UWA to Compensate People Affected by Wild Animals in Murchison Fall National Park
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) on June 15th, 2023, launched a new compensation policy for human deaths, injuries, and property damage caused by wild...
UWA Relocates 200 Kobs to Kidepo Valley Park
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has commenced the exercise of translocating 200 Kobs from Murchison Fall Conservation Area to Kidepo Valley Conservation Area.
The exercise, which started...
UWA to compensate victims of wildlife invasions
The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities is set to spend about nine hundred million shillings to compensate victims of wildlife invasions across the...
Ivory dealer gets life Imprisonment
The standards, Utilities and Wildlife court sentenced Pascal Ochiba to Life imprisonment for unlawful possession of protected species.
Ochiba was arrested on January 18th, 2022...
Uganda Driving License Wins Prestigious Award
The new Ugandan driving license has won the Best New ID/Travel Document award at the High Security Printing (HSP) for Europe, Middle East and...