Category: News
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UWA Releases 202 African Grey Parrots into the Wild
The Uganda Wildlife Authority has released 204 highly endangered African grey parrots back to the wild after a six month quarantine period. The parrots were confiscated at the Mpondwe Customs border post in Kasese and at a private farm at Kawuku along the Kampala-Entebbe highway. At a release ceremony in one of the protected areas…
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Uganda to Showcase Shoebills and Crested Cranes at UK Tourism Fair
The shoebill and the crested Crane will be the main tourist attractions Uganda will exhibit at the British Bird watching fair. The August 15 to 17 fair will be held at the Egleton Nature Reserve Oakham Rutland in London. With 10% of the global bird species in Uganda and at least 50% species in Africa,…