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Peter Kugonza2 weeks ago
Floods hit Butiaba Town Council, disrupting learning and other economic activities
BULIISA, November 8, 2024 — Several schools in Butiaba Town Council, Buliisa district, were left without students yesterday due to the devastating floods caused by rising water levels in Lake Albert. Among…
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Simon WokorachMay 11, 2022
UWA to surround Marchison Falls National Park with electric fence
MASINDI- The Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA] plans to construct an additional 100-kilometre electric fence surrounding the wildlife conservation areas of Murchison Falls National Park. The Executive Director of UWA Sam Mwandha disclosed the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Michael OjokNovember 19, 2021
Nwoya farmers want government to fast track the wildlife act amid persistent invasion by elephants
NWOYA – Farmers in Nwoya district want the Ministry of Wildlife, Tourism and Antiquities to fast track the Wildlife Act so that they are compensated for the crops, injuries and lives lost…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Michael OjokAugust 6, 2021
Locals Demand Training from UWA to Drive Away Elephants
AMURU – Amuru and Nwoya Districts of Northern Uganda have for long been affected by wild animals mostly elephants which stray from Murchison Falls National Game Park. At least a handful of…
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Simon WokorachAugust 5, 2021
Nwoya Under Attack By The Foot And Mouth Disease
NWOYA – Nwoya district is under quarantine to curtail the spread of foot and mouth disease that has reportedly infected hundreds of animals. The disease has reportedly attacked livestock farms in the…
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