Elephants
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Environment
UWA to erect beehive fence in Mitooma as elephants ravage farms
MITOOMA – Surrounding crops fields with beehives attached to fence posts and strung together with wires serves as a humane and eco-friendly way to protect crops from elephants. Accordingly, the Ministry of…
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News
Masindi communities get UWA Shs 191mln
MASINDI – There was excitement and jubilation days ago in Labongo and Kiruli sub-counties in Masindi district as organised groups received Shs 191 million from the Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA] to develop…
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Development
Kasese farmers count losses as stray elephants invade farms
KASESE – Farmers in Kasese district are counting losses after stray elephants destroyed more than 20 acres of crops over the weekend. The elephants which strayed from the nearby  Queen Elizabeth National…
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Loss as stray elephants ravage Kitgum villages
KITGUM-Stray elephants numbering at least 100 have reportedly destroyed hundreds of acres of crops in four villages in Kitgum district. The most affected villages are Masaka, Orabul, Oryebo, and Odilang in Namokora…
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Buliisa residents petition UWA over destruction of crops by elephants
BULIISA-Over 1,380 residents living near Murchison Falls National Park in Buliisa district have asked the Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA] to act and stop elephants and buffaloes from invading their communities. In their…
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Police raid home of former President Obote over illegal wildlife trade
APAC– Police in Apac district have raided the home of former President Milton Obote over illegal wildlife trafficking and trade. A joint security operation by the Uganda Police, Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA],…
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Lii Subcounty to spend Shs 14mln on elephants
NWOYA– Lii Sub County in Nwoya district is to spend Shs 14 million on maintaining trenches dug earlier to prevent wild animals, especially elephants from Murchison Falls National Game Park from crossing…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers want government to dig trenches around villages neighboring Murchison Falls National Park
MASINDI – Farmers neighboring Murchison Falls National Park in Kiruli sub-county in Masindi district want the government to dig trenches around the villages adjacent to the park to deter elephants from destroying…
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