26 May VIP book launch for Cookham-celebrated Ugandan conservationist
Borough businesses and schoolchildren supported a VIP book launch for an esteemed Ugandan wildlife vet with a special connection to Cookham in London last week....
26 May A Ugandan vet’s amazing story of her work to save mountain gorillas
The plight of mountain gorillas is well documented. But it's a story with some recent — if qualified — good news. In 2018, as their population topped 1,000, they were removed from the critically endangered list and their status upgraded to just endangered. That positive...
25 May Walking With Gorillas – BBC Sounds Interview
Walking With Gorillas - BBC Sounds Interview...
23 May Uganda’s gorillas are back in big numbers at last — here’s how to see them
It’s been 30 years since conservation efforts to protect Uganda’s mountain primates began and their numbers have nearly doubled. Our writer seeks out the rangers, vets — and animals — who have made it possible...
14 May Reformed poachers turn to coffee farming for livelihood
Growing human populations in communities neighbouring protected areas have continued to become a major threat to the rising number of wildlife populations across Uganda. ...
13 May Uganda’s first wildlife vet on breaking the mould – and why gorilla and human health are linked
When Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka started out there were no black women in her field. She talks about creating roles for African leaders in wildlife and how protecting people is core to protecting the animals they live near...