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Since July, our Education and Information Department has had a busy outreach schedule in both East (Jinja) and South Western Uganda (Kisoro, Hoima). The team reached out to over 5000 people, school and communities in the above areas. Your school or community can invite our team for a conservation talk. . Uganda trip planner

Following the end of his four months quarantine period and two weeks integration with a physical barrier between the pride and Letaba. It was all joy and excitement as our new male lion- Letaba finally joined the three girls. There was no aggression or any attacks on the females as anticipated by the keepers, except […]

On 31st July, 2015 the management of Uganda Wildlife Education Centre, Uganda Wildlife Authority and Santa Barbara Zoo, California- USA signed a three year Memorandum of Understanding. The main objective of the tripartite collaboration is to maximize the conservation and preservation of the giraffe and ostrich populations in Kidepo Valley NP, and to improve livelihoods […]

Uganda joined the rest of the world to celebrate the World Wildlife Day on 3rd March, 2015. The celebrations started with pre events on 2nd March, 2015 in Kampala. These were presided over by the Minister for Tourism Wildlife and Antiquities, Honorable Maria Mutagamba. They included public match which ended at the Uganda Museum with […]

It was all joy as Letaba, a 6- Year old lion that was donated to Uganda by the Lion Park- South Africa, touched grounds at Entebbe International Airport on Saturday 18th April, 2015. Letaba went through the normal customs clearance and was immediately handed over to the waiting crew that largely comprised Ministry of Tourism […]

We were scheduled for a half-day excursion to Ngamba Island but the boat motor wasn’t working so our Wild Frontiers guide substituted this “Behind-the-Scenes” zoo tour. What great luck! Our guide, Nicholas, offered in-depth information on each of the exhibits and carefully explained the mission-specific rehabilitation work of this organization. We piled in the back […]

I hate zoos. This is not like the ones back home in Singapore or the western owrld. It is many many acres (bring your walking shoes!). The animals here have all been rescued from poachers, found injured or orphaned or otherwise saved. The enclosures are roomy and imitate the animals natural habitat. Not exactly like […]

It was all pant hoots and excitement from our residents- the chimps, immediately they accessed the new enrichment facilities at the island. This was after a few hours wait, when the team worked tirelessly in constructing swings. Through our collaboration with the three Yokohama zoos; Zoorasia, Nogoyema and Kanazawa. The three Japanese experts that spend […]

UWEC recognizes the support of Yokohama Greenery Foundation in Japan and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), who have donated a solar power system worth $ 8,040, to power the Ostrich incubator at UWEC. The incubator and hatchery was initially donated by Care for Karamoja in 2012, thanks to Sheri Horizny and Saint Barbra Zoo […]

At the beginning of the month, our keepers managed to gather eggs laid by the different ostriches and local chicken at the centre. We now have 40 ostrich eggs and 17 chicken. With our standby generator and power back system in place. We are excited about the prospects of incubating ostrich chicks for possible distribution […]