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The suspect who hunted and killed a Uganda Kob has been arrested. Ohuru Lawrence, 23, was arrested alongside his hunting partner Okot Nichola, 32, on Thursday at 0200hrs in a dramatic turn of events at his home in Olulim Village, Got apwoyo, Nwoya district. This was after he attempted to flee from Uganda Police earlier

Juma Jawiambe(18yrs) was arrested on the night of 9th May 2022 after community members alarmed police when they saw him with a Warthog. He was arrested from te-okot village , apwoya sub-county, nwoya district. Warthogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) are not among the animals you can say that are peaceful or attractive, they are said to have a lifespan

An operation by Natural Resource Concervation Network, Uganda Police and Uganda Wildlife Authority has led to the arrest of a man found in possession of wildlife parts. The suspect, Thembo Yokonia (48 yrs), is a resident of musyenene 1 Kagoro parish, nyakiyumbu sub county kasese district. At the time of Arrest, Thembo was found in

A man who has been found with 100kgs of Ugandan Kob meat has been arrested. The suspect, Okello Robert, 35yrs, was netted in Te-Okot village, balyec parish, apwoya sub-county in possession of Ugandan Kob meat and other remains. The Kob appears on the country’s court of arms (right) to represent the east African nation’s abundant

Two people have been arrested over illegal wildlife trade. The suspects identified as Okot Edward(49) a businessman and Akello Florence(39) a farmer were arrested after a joint operation was carried out by Natural Resource Conservation Network, Uganda Wildlife Authority and Uganda Police. The suspects were found in possession of Pangolin scales weighing 12kgs. These specimens

For believers of the higher power, that is God the creator of all things. (Speaking for myself, science is a story for another day). My mind ponders at the creation of both male and female humans and animals. Human sex differences are defined but are they the same for animals? I don’t only mean the

Uganda is endowed with a high density and rich diversity of both animal and plant species. Over 18,783 species of fauna and flora have been recorded in Uganda (NEMA,2009). The high density of species is found both inside and outside protected areas. However, all these are under threat from poaching, encroachment, habitat degradation and loss,

Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) is greatly indebted to Natural Resource ConservationNetwork (NRCN) for spearheading the development of this publication; “Handbook on Wildlife Related Offences and Penalties in Uganda”. Special Mention is made of NRCN’s partners, in particular Wildlife Conservation Society, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), MTWA, Wild Aid, WCU, ODPP and

“Stretch out your hand over Egypt Uganda so that locusts swarm over the land and devour everything growing in the fields, everything left by the hail.” Ring a bell? Okay, if that doesn’t shake it, then this will. Remember the Locust that swum Uganda and covered over 24 districts in the regions of Karamoja, Teso, Acholi,