In others, it takes 9,000 volts. Selvest Masereka, an assistant warden with the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), stands next to an electric fence near Kikorongo. Photo by Ashoka Mukpo for Mongabay.

Police detectives in Nwoya district's Purongo sub-county are investigating the burning of 320 electric poles meant for a wildlife fence by suspected poachers. The poles supplied by the Uganda ...

This fence, which delivers a punishing electric shock to anything that touches ... it will never come back,” said Selvest Masereka, an assistant warden with the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), ...

The Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA has lost 320 electric fencing ... According to Mudong, the damaged electric poles were meant to fence an approximately 1-kilometre area at Murchison Falls National ...

Farmers in the area are calling for urgent intervention by Uganda Wildlife Authority -UWA particularly the construction of an electric fence along the park’s boundaries. Stray elephants have killed a ...

A pregnant elephant, who entered a paddy field with the other members of her herd in search of food, got electrocuted by an electric fence protecting ... as per data from the Wildlife Management ...

Electric fences are often the preferred choice for cattle ranchers looking to protect their livestock. The method of containment involves delivering a gentle electric shock to dissuade animals ...

“It is so annoying that the so-called investors don't know the laws of Uganda and this is disturbing. Many of these come from developed countries and know the laws governing natural resources in ...

Electric Vehicles (EV) mobility is a novel sector in Uganda’s transport industry, but its global role in helping to transition to zero emissions is pivotal. With road transport responsible for ...

“In Kidepo, our survey garnered evidence that lions were being poached and numerous lion carcasses were recovered with the [Uganda] Wildlife Authority during our survey in 2022,” he adde ...

The suspects made an unsuccessful attempt to cut a lock to uniform storage. Police said the suspects cut a fence to gain access to a military vehicle parking lot, where they stole three Humvees.