Wildlife reporting is often a list of animals. This collection is closer to a set of population questions: how many of a species are there, where, who counts them, and what the trend line actually shows.
Populations and who counts them
Population figures only mean something with an owner and a date attached. The articles here name the counting body and the reporting year, and separate a national estimate from a single-park census — two numbers that are frequently quoted as though they were one.
Conservation pressure and human-wildlife conflict
Snaring, habitat loss and conflict with neighbouring communities appear repeatedly across these pieces, because they are the mechanisms behind the population numbers rather than a separate topic. Where a park has a documented management response, the article covers it.
Everything on Uganda Wildlife
10 articles
- Roan Antelope in Uganda: Surviving Against the Odds in Pian UpeIs the roan antelope extinct in Uganda? No — but it survives in just one place: Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve in Karamoja. Facts, status, and conservation context.
- Western Uganda Tourism: Wildlife, National Parks and Natural AttractionsComplete guide to western Uganda's tourism attractions — Kibale, Queen Elizabeth NP, Rwenzori, crater lakes, and Maramagambo. First-hand travel insight.
- White Rhinos in Uganda 2025: Population, Protected Areas, and the Road Back from ExtinctionUganda now has 61 southern white rhinos after receiving 8 from South Africa in December 2025. Where they live, how UWA protects them, and what the future holds.
- Research and Monitoring: How NatureUganda Generates Scientific Data for ConservationHow NatureUganda generates scientific data through bird monitoring, field surveys, and conservation research across Uganda's protected areas.
- Human-Predator Conflict in Uganda: Lions, Leopards and the Coexistence ChallengeUganda's Large Carnivore Action Plan 2024–2034 addresses retaliatory killings, livestock losses, and poisoning. How Uganda is trying to build coexistence between communities and large predators.
- Wire Snare Poaching in Uganda: Methods, Wildlife Impact, and Anti-Poaching ResponseWire snares are the most common poaching method in Uganda's national parks, injuring gorillas, large carnivores, and other wildlife. How Uganda Wildlife Authority and communities are responding.
- Uganda Wildlife Trade: Trophies, Birds and Live ExportsUganda licensed 2,431 wildlife species for export in 2013. Full breakdown: bush buck trophies, 1,050 bird species, chameleon trade decline, UWEC history and the Wildlife Training Institute.
- Western Uganda National Parks: Wildlife, Tourism and CommunityWestern Uganda holds 42% of the country's tourist attractions. First-hand guide to Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi — visitor data, gorilla trekking and the communities alongside the parks.
- Murchison Falls Boat Safari: Wildlife on the Victoria NileComplete guide to the Murchison Falls boat safari: what wildlife to expect, how to book, best time to go, and first-hand observations from the Victoria Nile.
- Murchison Falls National Park: 2026 GuideMurchison Falls National Park: boat safaris on the Nile, game drives, the falls themselves, and how to plan your visit. First-hand, GPS-verified.