Animals in a Ugandan forest have been eating bat poo laden with viruses after tobacco farming wiped out their usual food source, a study has found. A virus linked to Covid-19 was among the 27 ...

Over 100 school teachers have been sensitized on the Mpox virus through the 'Safe circles' campaign by Ministry of Health (MOH), Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and UNICEF Uganda ahead of the ...

A two-year-old boy has survived being attacked by a hippopotamus near his home in southwestern Uganda. Iga Paul was playing near the shores of Lake Edward when the hippo struck. The animal grabbed ...

From elephants in Tanzania to chimpanzees in Uganda, explore the most populous animal in each African country. A fascinating ...

By Ashoka Mukpo This is the third story in the Mongabay Series – Protected Areas in East Africa. Read Part One and Two. KIKORONGO, Uganda — What do you do if you’re neighbors with an elephant? In ...

By Mongabay.com At Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park, violent enforcement of wildlife laws leaves broken families behind ...

The district hopes that this plan will reduce the stray animal problem, improve food security, and restore order for farmers in Northern Uganda. The Animals (Straying) Act (Cap. 40) makes provision ...

Soroti district health leaders have decried the increasing cases of dog bites that are not reported to the health facilities.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has denied that the hazardous pesticides banned elsewhere are allowed into Uganda and used on farms. This follows bitter responses by health ...

Overview: In Uganda alone, frequent FMD outbreaks have resulted in losses amounting to millions annually. Between 2015 and ...