At Least 8 Villagers Killed
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
A crocodile, weighing over 600 kilograms, was recently captured by the Uganda Wildlife Authority in Mayuge, following reports that the beast had attacked many people in past months and allegedly kille
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Wildlife Tourism
By Srilal Miththapala, eTN
Wildlife enthusiasts and tourists the world over are quite familiar with Africa’s “Big 5” the most sought after, highly visible, large, and sometimes dangerous wild animals.
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Joint Board To Be Set Up
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The East African Legislative Assembly, while conducting its third session held in Kampala, Uganda, last week, passed the long-awaited tourism and wildlife bill, which also facilitates the setting up o
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New Hope For Wildlife In Kenya
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The 90,000 acres Ol Pejeta Conservancy, straddling the equator on the Laikipia plains between the towering Mt.
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East African Community Tourism and Wildlife Management Bill
By ALLAN ODHIAMBO
The regional Assembly has passed a Bill that could see East African countries jointly manage their high potential tourism and wildlife sectors.
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Abu Dhabi Zoo Becomes Resort
By Aftab H. Kola, eTN
From a simple zoo to a major reserve is the story of the Al Ain Wildlife Park and Resort in the rich emirates of Abu Dhabi.
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Reaping The Fruits Of The Kisumu Airport Rehab
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
It was learned while in Nairobi that the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) intends to invest some major money into the planned rebranding of the Kisumu Impala Sanctuary and the Ndere Island reserve, in tim
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Threat To Tourism Revenues
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The Undersecretary (elsewhere referred to as a Permanent Secretary) in the Ministry of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism, Prof.
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Interaction Between Gorillas And Humans
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Information was received from the Uganda Wildlife Authority that work has begun to habituate another group of mountain gorillas at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.
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Attracting More Visitors
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The Uganda Wildlife Authority is planning to spend about US$1 million in the Rwenzori Mountain National Park in the coming years for the construction of new tracks, board walks, and new bridges to all
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Livestock Dying Of Thirst
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Earlier in the week during a press conference, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) gave details on their efforts to save high-tourism-value wildlife during the height of the drought last year, which deva
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Alpine Tourism
By Jean-Michel Berthoud
The increasing popularity of such winter sports as free-ride snowboarding or snowshoe walking is threatening the survival of wild animals in mountain regions.
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Increasing Tourism At Lake Mburo National Park
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has advertised for expressions of interest to operate balloon safaris in the Lake Mburo conservation area, the first such attempt to get an attraction into one of U
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Tanzania and Jamaica
By Apolinari Tairo
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (eTN) - Impressed with Jamaican tourism, Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete said his country can learn a lot from the Caribbean Island of Jamaica.
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Kenya
By Nick Wadhams
James Christian remembers the night a few years ago when he and his wife took a Scottish travel agent camping on their land in Kenya's Laikipia Plateau.
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License Granted To Private Wildlife Company
By Stephen Otage
The Uganda Wildlife Authority has granted a license to a private wildlife company to manage game outside the park.
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Wildlife, Wilderness, And Discovery
By eTN Staff Writer
With autumn fast approaching, it’s the perfect time to start planning your adventure to the Falkland Islands, located 400 miles off the southeastern tip of South America.
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UN Year Of The Gorilla
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Ambassador
UWA has now set the dates for the formal launch of the most recently habituated and arguably largest gorilla group (34 members) visitors can see in any of the tracking locations in eastern Africa.
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Manas National Park
Manas National Park (Assam) - Having realised the futility of violence, many individuals who were into poaching or worked as militant cadres, are now saving wildlife and promoting tourism in Assam, wh
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Protecting The Rhinos
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Ambassador
The Kenya Wildlife Service has recently begun to relocate initially 10 southern white rhinos from the Lake Nakuru National Park to the Nairobi National Park, after drought conditions in Nakuru worsene
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