Dr. Jane Goodall, a British primatologist and anthropologist, considered to be the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees, took off time from her schedule last week, and visited Uganda Wildlife Education Conservation Centre (Entebbe zoo), to appreciate the rate at which the zoo has grown into a wildlife sanctuary for the orphanaged wildlife. She also named Zakayo II, who is going to be a successor and heir to the Kazayo throne….
Sad news for East Africa as the world’s last male northern white rhino, Sudan, died after “age-related complications,” at age 45 at Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Sudan had been part of an ambitious effort to save the subspecies of Northern White Rhinos from extinction and he leaves behind the last two surviving females of northern white rhinos in the world. Northern white rhinos once roamed parts of Chad, Sudan, Uganda, Congo…
On 16th March 2018, Uganda Wildlife Education Center (UWEC) welcomed a 3-year-old female cheetah through the conservation animal exchange program with Mystic and Feathers facility, South Africa. The female cheetah is an action to avert possible inbreeding between Pian and Upe, (3.5 years) individuals, that were rescued from Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve, Karamoja Sub region). If UWEC can successfully breed them in captivity, this will be a unique opportunity to…
Uganda Honored as 5th Best Exhibitor at ITB Berlin 2018 in the Africa Category. ITB is the world’s largest travel expo attracting at least 10.000 businesses and over 160.000 visitors
On 12th March 2018, a group from International Gorilla Conservation Program entered Bwindi Impenetrable forest to start the census of the Mountain Gorillas in the forest. This follows a gorilla baby boom witnessed in Uganda in 2017. With just an estimated 880 Gorillas left in the wild in recent research findings. It seems that there is hope for these gentle giants surviving after all.
Uganda through partnership between the Embassy of Ireland and Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities and its parastatals; Uganda Tourism Board and Uganda Wildlife Authority. A week long Greening the Uganda Equator started 13th March until 18th March 2018. Uganda ‘s equator going green follows other major Landmarks all over the work that go green for this day such as the Great Wall of China, Eiffel Tower and Newry Cathedral…
The Uganda Wildlife Marathon 2018 Edition is on again. Come join the cause on 25th of February 2018 starting at Uganda Museum as we run to save big cats such as Lions, Cheetahs and Leopards of Uganda. Don’t be left behind.
The 4th Edition of the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) is scheduled to run from 23rd – 25th Feb 2018 at Sheraton Kampala Hotel Gardens, under the theme Rediscover the Pearl. This expo aimed at emphasizing the uniqueness of #Uganda’s tourism attractions such as African safaris, Gorilla trekking, chimpanzee and golden monkey tracking, on foot Rhino tracking, White water rafting, bungee jumping, mountain climbing cultural visits among others to…
The inspiring adventurer, Malaysian mountaineer Mr. Ravichandran Tharumalingam, the 1st conqueror of Mt. Everest is set to hike the legendary Mt. Rwenzori also known as “Mountains of the Moon” to the snow capped Margherita Peak from 19th to 27th January, 2018. The mystical Rwenzori Mountains reach heights up to 5,109 metres(16,762 ft).To date, Ravichandran has conquered four mountains above 8,000 metres – Everest, Cho Oyu, Shishapangma and Manaslu. He is…
In the spirit of spreading love and joy during the festive season, we spent the day at Uganda Wildlife Education center with the children from Bless a child Foundation. This foundation provides care and support services to children suffering from cancer and related infections, it also ensures that all pediatric cancer patients referred access the proper diagnosis and cancer treatment required and ensure that the pediatric patients under their care…