Uganda Safari News

The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has put in place a program to train youth and tour company operators in bird guiding. This is to aim at boosting bird watching tourism in the country. UWA acting director in charge of tourism, Steven Masaba said Uganda had the largest population of birds in Africa. Masaba added that [...]

By Agnes Kagabane,
Uganda Safari News
Anthax, an epdemic has hit Uganda’s famous national park, Queen Elizabeth National Park. According to the latest from Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), at least 27 hippos have been reported dead of a suspected anthrax outbreak in Queen Elizabeth National Park, one of the most renowned national park for wildlife safaris [...]

The remaining ice cap on Mountain Rwenzori covering Margherita has split, creating a crevasse of 6 meters, according to the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). Note that Mountain Rwenzori has about 6 peaks but Margherita is its highest and most popular the world over. It provides a unique experience to mountain climbers.
Moses Mapes, UWA boss said [...]

The Uganda Wildlife Authority has started habituating another group of gorillas in a bid to enlarge tourism in the southern part of the Bwindi National Park in south-western Uganda. Sam Mwandha, the director of conservation told The New Vision on Monday that habituation of the Bikingi gorilla group begun recently.
He said that it is [...]

The Uganda Wildlife Authority has called upon firms that are interested in developing and managing balloon tourism in the Lake Mburo National Park. The National Park occupies 260 sq km and is positioned in the Southeast part of Uganda, along the main road between Masaka and Mbarara. It has both animal life and natural lakes. [...]