Tag Archives: Wildlife

Viewers: 40,000 By Spy Uganda Uganda has taken a major step in the fight against environmental crime with the official launch of a state-of-the-art Wildlife and Timber Forensic Laboratory in Entebbe, giving investigators powerful scientific tools to combat poaching, wildlife trafficking and illegal logging. The upgraded facility, housed at the Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre (UWEC), was inaugurated last …

A storm is brewing at the Uganda Wildlife Research and Training College after the latest report by the Office of the Auditor General of Uganda unearthed a trail of troubling gaps in funding, stalled projects, questionable contracts and a shocking governance vacuum at the country’s premier wildlife research training institution. College Principal, Robert Baluku, now finds himself presiding over an …

Fresh revelations from the Auditor General’s report as of December 2025 have laid bare deep cracks inside the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), raising tough questions about oversight, accountability and leadership at one of Uganda’s most strategic conservation institutions, RedPepper can exclusively report. Under the Tourism Development Programme, the Auditor General examined the management of concessions at UWA — and what …

Uganda is officially spicing up its tourism menu—and this time, it’s not just about gorillas, lions, and game drives. At a lively launch held on February 5 at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala, the country kicked off national preparations for World Wildlife Day 2026 with a bold, fresh idea: herbal and medicinal tourism as Uganda’s next big money spinner. …

By Jumah Kakomo/ Kabuye Ronald National Resistance Movement (NRM) Presidential candidate General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged to expedite compensation for residents displaced by the Karuma hydropower dam project and committed to resolving long-standing human-wildlife conflicts in Nwoya District. Speaking at a campaign rally held at Anaka Primary School playground, Museveni stated that the government has already paid out 11 …