November 12, 2025
- Dianah Kibuuka
- November 12, 2025
- 8:02 am
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Uganda Wildlife Authority is hosting communication officers from local governments to strengthen collaboration and improve joint conservation efforts across the country.
Over 50 officials from districts neighboring Uganda’s National Parks and other conservation areas, are in the Queen Elizabeth Conservation area for two days to learn about how Uganda Wildlife Authority carries out its conservation work through habitat restoration, human-wildlife conflict mitigation, community conservation, and livelihood support programs.
Senior Engineer Paul Godfrey Kiwanuka Sennyonjo, representing the chief warden, highlighted the important role communication officers play in setting the agenda and shaping public opinion by keeping the public informed about the government’s daily activities. He called for ongoing cooperation between UWA and local government communicators.
On the first day, the participants took part in an experiential learning tour that included a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, where they observed aquatic wildlife up close, as well as the nearby fishing village. This experience was designed not only to showcase Uganda as a tourism destination but also to help the team understand how humans and wildlife can coexist.
Later, the group visited Kabiruzi village in Katwe sub-county, Kasese district, to see the 126 km electric fence that has been installed to reduce human-wildlife conflicts, particularly with elephants that previously raided gardens. Now, thriving banana plantations and maize fields can be seen just beside the fence.
