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Poaching Steals From Us All
According to a 2017 survey, the majority of Ugandans value their wildlife. The survey, carried out by UCF and partners Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) and WildAid, surveyed 2300 respondents, of which 79% said it would matter a great deal to them if Uganda’s wildlife disappeared, while only 5% didn’t care…
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Pangolin Conservation Project
Pangolins are the most trafficked mammal in the world and classified since 2014 as threatened with extinction on the IUCN red list of threatened species. New urgency has followed with reclassification under CITES. All eight pangolin species are listed under Appendix I the highest level of protection afforded by the treaty and recognition that the species is now threatened with extinction…
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Giraffe and Elephant Research Project
The Rothschild’s giraffe or Ugandan Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) is one of the giraffe species categorized by IUCN as endangered, with an estimated population of less than 2,500 mature individuals; no one sub-population contains more than 250 mature individuals (IUCN,2010)…
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Project Vermin Control
UCF collaborated in this project that is in its area of conservation and community wildlife conflict resolution. The project took place in the Hoima and Masindi districts and was jointly undertaken with Budongo Conservation Field Station to trial methods of reducing crop raiding and subsequently raise household income through agricultural productivity…
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Elephant DNA Sampling
Over the last five years, the price of ivory has rocketed with reports of Asian dealers paying in excess of US$1,000 per kilo for the tip of the tusk alone. Elephant poaching for ivory and bushmeat in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains extreme, and the illegal smuggling of ivory is coming through Uganda headed for China and Thailand. Elephants are once again in danger of being wiped out…
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