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Mary the Elephant window shopper in Katunguru poisioned

In Queen Elizabeth Park, female elephant recently risen to fame when pictures were published in the Uganda media about walking along the Katunguru roadside stores, was apparently poisoned and found dead. Local shop keepers are suspected to have had a … Continue reading

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80 Tourists become Ambassadors to Rwanda

A bout 80 gorilla tourists evolved in a 3 days gorilla tour in Rwanda and pledged to become ambassadors after trekking mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park, visiting a women Art and Crafts organization, the Gisozi Genocide Memorial, Gahaya Links … Continue reading

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National Geographic to market Uganda tourism

National Geographic Society last week unveiled plans that tourism stakeholders in Uganda can use to market its tourism potentials both locally and abroad. The society, which is one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational institutions in the world and … Continue reading

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Another gorilla family to be habituated in bwindi forest

UWA- Uganda Wildlife Authority has begun work to habituate another group of mountain gorillas at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. The “Bikingi” group will be the 8th gorilla group habituated to the presence of visitors on a daily basis. This … Continue reading

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Congolese Gorilla Poachers nabbed

Recently two Congolese poachers try their luck to come across the common border to Rwanda, laying snares and traps in the Volcanoes National Park, hoping to ‘get lucky’. Thankfully the Rwandan park rangers were alert, holidays or not, and nabbed … Continue reading

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