NEW GUIDELINES FOR TILENGA OIL PROJECT IN MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK. Murchison falls National Park is the largest park at the northern end of the Albertine Rift Valley in northwest Uganda. The park covers 3840sqkm harboring wildlife and birds. While in Murchison falls National Park tough guidelines were put by UWA for Tilenga Oil Project […]
UWA GIVES 3.4 BN TO BWINDI AND MGAHINGA COMMUNITIES. Communities surrounding Bwindi mgahinga conservation areas are overwhelmed by Uganda Wildlife Authority for giving them 3.4 billion to improve their standards of living. The Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities Col. Tom Butime hands over a dummy cheque to community leaders of Kisoro, Kanungu and […]
There are several endangered mountain gorilla species that call the Kutu gorilla family in bwindi impenetrable forest national park a home. A phenomenon was observed following the birth of a newborn mountain gorilla on July 15 of this year, adding to the park’s population of critically endangered mountain gorillas. The majority of the world’s mountain […]
BOOM A NEW BABY GORILLA IS BORN IN BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK. Once again UWA is celebrating a newborn baby after the 18th-year-old gorilla giving birthday in the southwestern part of Uganda Bwindi impenetrable national park. Bashir Hangi Uganda Wildlife Authority Senior Communications Officer reveals to the world that an infant is born by the […]
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) distributed 3,108,539,741 to the villages close to the Queen Elizabeth Protected Area, Semuliki National Park, Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Kibale National Park, and Tooro-Semuliki Wildlife Reserve. The Rtd. Col. Tom Butima, the minister of tourism, wildlife, and antiquities, along with other members of the UWA board of trustees and the […]
UWA signs concession Agreements with Wild places Africa, and Tiang Tiang Group. Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has today signed concession Agreements with two private sector players; Wild places Africa and Tiang Tiang Group in a bid to develop Uganda Tourism. The agreement was signed to develop the accommodation facilities in Kyambura Wildlife Reserve in Queen […]
Relief Facility now fully available for tour operators about Sh44 billion for Covid-19. The EU / Uganda Development Bank Tourism Intervention Fund relief package is still on wait for the Tour operators to use. During covid 19, the tour operators were given 62 billion by the European Union and Uganda Development Bank to […]
AT CHOGM 2022 IN KIGALI, RWANDA, UTB UNVEILS THE EXPLORE UGANDA BRAND. Uganda Tourism Board in partnership with the Uganda High Commission in Kigali where Uganda used the potential of the CHOGM meeting to unveil and explore the Uganda brand under the theme of ‘’Delivering A Common Future: Connecting, Innovation, and Transforming.’’ From 20th to […]
JINJA AS A GATEWAY TOURISM CITY. Plans to develop jinja city as a tourism gateway has been concluded by Uganda Tourism Board and Jinja Authority in the eastern part of Uganda. During the meeting between UTB, private sectors and jinja city council officials in jinja city Hall, the theme was about ‘the tourism potential for […]
UWA ARRESTED YEMENI FOR TRAFFICKING 15KGS OF RHINO HORNS. Yemeni was arrested by UWA at the airport for trafficking 26 pieces of Rhino horns which weighed 15 kilograms. On May 29, 2022, the identified suspect as Al-Maamari Maged Mutahar Ali was arrested at 3:10 am by the national conservation’s canine unit that is […]
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