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The colonial ghosts of Uganda’s ‘Queen Elizabeth’ park
By Ashoka Mukpo This is the fourth story in the Mongabay Series – Protected Areas in East Africa. Read Part One,Two and Three ...
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Uganda Loses 40% of Its Lions, Still Plummeting, Report Warns
The lion population in Uganda has declined steeply over the past 15 years. A report published in The Conversation paints a grim picture of lions in Uganda's Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area (QECA), ...
Anthrax Outbreak Kills at Least 50 Hippos in Africa’s Oldest National Park
At least 50 hippos and other large animals at Virunga National Park in the DRC are thought to be killed by the bacterial ...
Uganda’s lions in decline, hyenas thriving - new findings from country’s biggest ever carnivore count
In the majestic Murchison Falls national park, through which the River Nile runs east-west, we estimated that approximately 240 lions still remained across some 3,200km² of sampled area. This is the ...
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Ranger's 3-Year-Old Son Killed After Leopard Dragged Him Off into Bush at Safari Lodge in Uganda
The little boy, 3, was with his nanny in staff quarters in the Queen Elizabeth National Park when he wandered out ... Nabugyere said the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) laid his son’s remains ...
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Lion numbers fall as Uganda’s tourism sector grows – report
Despite the lion numbers decline, the report shows strong performance in Uganda’s broader tourism sector. Uganda’s lion ...
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Uganda: UWA Signs Deals Worth Sh104.3bn to Develop High-End Facilities in Three National Parks
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA ... Holdings Ltd redevelop and operate Jacana Safari Lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park under the Serena Hotels brand. The investor has committed to an ...