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Government plans to transfer the endangered rhinos to a safer environment

Inside the fight to control Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary Monday April 26 2021 Summary Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary, located about 176kms North of Kampala City, was established in 2006 as a protected area for re-introduction of the rear White Rhino family that had become extinct in Uganda. The Rhino Sanctuary that sits on a 16,000 acre land is now at the centre of dispute between the family of Capt Joseph Charles Roy who owns the lease and the management of Rhino Fund Uganda. Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is a home to 33 rhinos re-introduced in Uganda through a breed and release programme supervised by the Uganda W...

Daily Monitor Wednesday April 07 2021 Children play at a section of the Lubenge wetland in Nakasongola District. Some investors have taken part of the wetland. PHOTO/ FILE Summary Authorities claim the delay has put livelihoods of more than 20,000 farmers who derive their livelihood from the water catchment area at risk. Advertisement The authorities in Nakasongola District have accused government of delaying to resurvey Lubenge transborder wetland, part of which is being claimed by some investment companies. In 2018, the district leaders instituted an ad hoc committee to investigate the alle...

Daily Monitor Wednesday March 17 2021 Cattle being loaded onto a truck in Wabigalo Sub-county, Nakasongola District, in July 2018. Some residents sleep in their kraals to protect their animals from thieves. PHOTO/FILE Advertisement The rampant theft of cattle and goats in Nakasongola District has left both leaders and farmers restless. Records indicate that farmers in the district have lost 254 cows and 185 goats in a space of four months. Police checkpoints, which had been erected on major roads to help identify the stolen animals, have not yielded much. Now the local leaders have agreed to ...

Daily Monitor Sunday March 14 2021 Fishermen with the day’s catch at Kayei Landing Site on Lake Kyoga in 2018. PHOTO | FILE. Summary The vice is reported to have resumed at the height of the political campaign period in December 2020. Advertisement The authorities in Nakasongola District have started battling the renewed use of illegal fishing gear on Lake Kyoga. The vice is reported to have resumed at the height of the political campaign period in December 2020. It is reported that the renewed illegal activities were detected by the fisheries officials and Fisheries Protection Unit  soldi...