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Item Breathtaking hike to Wanale Mountain.(Saturday Monitor, 2017-11-11) Nadudi, DaisyAny visitor to Mbale will see it, standing tall with pride and grandeur, such an imposing beauty from a distance. Mount Wanale is a great attraction; the ascent to its peak is exhilarating. Locate about six kilometres from Mbale town, the ride stands at a height of 6,864ft and can be viewed from all areas in Mbale and neighbouring districts.Item Unexploited tourism potential at Aruu Falls.(Saturday Monitor, 2017-09-30) Makumbi, Cissy; Ayugi, Caroline; Adiru, JoslineA flood cascades off a still set of rocks before repidly pouring into various enclaves in Agago District. This is Aruu Falls that flows through Agogo District into Lapaya village in pader district. The falls are located eight kilometres from Aruu trading centre marooned by a Aruu Falls campsite, a major stop point for tourrists.Item At 54, Zakayo has grown from angry youngster to fatherly peacemaker.(Saturday Monitor, 2017-11-04) Jumbe, BenjaminFor anyone who has had an opportunity to visit the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) in Entebbe, Zakayo needs no introduction. He has been a household name for many years and the biggest attraction for many tourists and the biggest attraction for many tourists visiting the centre.Item UWA opens forensic laboratory.(New Vision, 2017-08-22) Okethwengu, BenedictA genetic and forensic laboratory, the first of its kind in Uganda, has been opened in Murchison Falls National Park to help prosecute wildlife crimes by poachers. Statistics from the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) reveal that at least 104 poachers have been arrested in the park.Item UNRA, Alur to plant trees in West Nile.(New Vision, 2017-08-14) Okethwengu, BenedictThe Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has partnered with the Alur Cultural institution to plant trees along major highways and national roads in West Nile region. The trees will be planted in phases, with the first phase targeting the 49km stretch of the Pakwach-Nebbi road.Item Sixth extinction of wildlife faster than feared – scientists(New Vision, 2017-07-12) AFPThe sixth mass extinction of life on Earth is unfolding more quickly than feared, scientists have warned. More than 30% of animals with a backbone - fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals are declining in both range and population, according to the first comprehensive analysis of these trends.Item Sixth extinction of wildlife faster than feared- scientists.(New Vision, 2017-07-12) AFPThe sixth mass extinction of life on earth is unfolding more quickly than feared, scientists have warned. More than 30% of animals with a backbone- fish, birds, amphibians, reptile and mammals are declining in both range and population, according to the first comprehensive analysis of these trends.Item Oil roads create opportunities for tourism, agriculture(New Vision, 2018-04-03) Kwesiga, Pascal" Construction of the roads that traverse the Albertine Graben areas have made the residents in these areas realise the potential it carries especially in boosting tourism and agriculture.Item Tourism sector gets additional sh18b in next financial year(New Vision, 2018-04-20) Mulondo, MosesFollowing pressure from the trade and tourism committee of Parliament, the tourism sector has been allocated an additional sh18.8b in the buudget for the next financial year 2018/2019.Item Farmers threathen to kill park animals.(New Vision, 2018-01-09) Thawite, JohnFurious farmers in Karusandara sub-county in Kasese district have vowed to kill animals that stray from Queen Elizabeth and Kibale national parks and destroy their crops. The farmers who includeed the areas district councillor, Godfrey Kasozi Dembe, stormed the Kyondo rangers post on Saturday sfternoon, expressing their dissatisfaction with park authorities who they say have always preferred to protect the animals instesd of the people.Item First baby giraffe born at Lake Mburo National Park(New Vision, 2018-04-10) Tenywa, GeraldA new born baby often brings joy among parents and close relatives. This was the case for conservationists when a calf was born among the giraffes of Lake Mburo National Park in western Uganda.Item Human wildlife conflict: Communities demand compensation(Saturday Vision, 2018-04-21) Basiime, Felix; Ninsiima, EnidLast week 11 lions were poisoned in Queen Elizabeth National Park in an escalation of hostility from communities towards wildlife. Hamukungu is one of the human settlements inside the park. others include Muhokya, Kahokya, Katunguru, Kahendero, Kasenyi, Katwe-Kabatooro town council and Kirongo. All these areas face invasions of animals as conservationists argue that it is man who has encroached on the wild animal habitants over time due to population pressures on the fixed land.Item Tororo Rock to get cable car(New Vision, 2018-04-18) Odeke, FaustineA Chinese investor is set to build a cable car on top of Tororo Rock. Foredy Investment Company Limited has committed to injecting over $10m (about sh3.6b) towards the project . The caves within the rock will be developed into restaurants and bars.Item Mountaineering could be boosted as Uganda's big Tourism earner(Saturday Monitor, 2018-02-03) Ntalo, EricUganda is blessed with unique mountainous features among them, the Rwenzori Mountains. With the tight Marketing strategy these could be the country's next big tourism product.Item A peek at Uganda's invaluable scavenger(Daily Monitor, 2018-03-04) Batte, R EdgarThey walk majestically, taking moment to lower their beaks to scoop some insect out of the stony ground. they then slowly head to a garbage heap and settle there for some time, feeding and probably gossiping about the folly of people who dispose of more paper than edible stuff.Item Guardians of the wild: How rangers die in the line of duty(New Vision, 2026-02-17) Luwemba, JuliusWhile rangers stand to protect wildlife resources, property and human life in the protected areas, their safety is somewhat endangered. From wildlife attacks from buffaloes and elephants. Some have lost their lives. Julius Luwemba reveals more on this.Item The costly and potentially lethal exercise of translocating wildlife(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-10) Mugisha, MatthiasThe process of moving wildlife from one conservation area to another is a complicated affair which requires expertise and expensive drugs of chemical capture.Item Leopard eats UWA staff child(Daily Monitor, 2018-05-07) Tajuba, PaulOne of the daily duties of wildlife handlers is to protect animals from poachers. However, a leopard at Queen Elizabeth National Park in Kasese district did not reciprocate the favour and instead devoured a three and a half year old Elisha Nabugyere, a son of Ms. Doreen Ayera, a Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) staffer.Item Animal-human feud: UWA needs to formulate compesation policy(Daily Monitor, 2018-05-07) Nono, FrancisThere is need to encourage and support sensitisation if communities around the parks on the benefits of them. UWA should be facilitated with effective transport means and it must have a desk that handles peoples' complaints. UWA and rangers should be trained on human rights issues in handling poachers/ community members around the park.Item Life and times of Uganda's oldest chimpanzee in captivity(Daily Monitor, 2018-05-05) Ntalumbwa, EricZakayo was Uganda's oldest chimpanzee in captivity. He died from stomach complications on April 26, 2018. His life brought more focus to conservation of wildlife.