Officials enact controversial ban on longstanding hunting practice: 'We continue to ask for the public's full cooperation'

Since the five-month ban took effect in August, park officials have reported a notable drop in illegal hunting. Wildlife populations have also begun to rebound. The ban on bushmeat aims to give ...
New Scientist

A three-legged lion has learned to hunt in a completely unexpected way

Jacob, an 11-year-old lion, has defied expectations by surviving for years after losing a leg – now we know his success is ...
Monitor

Four sentenced to seven years in jail for poaching in Murchison Falls National Park

Albert Oyirwoth and Albert Odwoka were sentenced to seven years after pleading guilty to the three counts. They were arrested ...
BirdGuides

Rüppell's Vulture faces extinction threat at Uganda's only nesting site

Uganda's only nesting colony of the Critically Endangered Rüppell's Vulture is facing destruction as charcoal burning, farming and hunting threaten Luku Central Forest Reserve in Arua District. The ...
Wall Street Journal

The Unwitting Environmentalists in the Fight Against Poachers: Vultures

MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK, Uganda—It’s all about picking the right vulture for the job. The African white-backed is a reliable homebody. Baldheaded, stern-eyed, a white-backed can be counted on to ...
Mongabay News

Colony of world’s highest-flying bird under threat in Uganda

Critically endangered hooded vultures in Nigeria that once fed on the carcasses of wild animals are now largely dependent on ...
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In Uganda, a vibrant tourist economy boosts the conservation of endangered mountain gorillas

In Uganda, the economic benefits of tourism have turned gorilla poachers into conservationists, married women into porters and rangers into spokespeople for the great apes. Poaching is in sharp ...