Launch of the 2024-2034 Strategic Action Plan for Large Carnivore Conservation

Uganda’s large carnivores, including lions, leopards, and African wild dogs have been facing steep declines over the past decades. Lion populations, for example, have dropped from 600 individuals in 2000 to around 300 today. Habitat loss, poaching, and human-wildlife conflict have all contributed to this alarming trend, threatening not only these iconic species but also…

Do you really need a CITES permit

CITES works by subjecting international trade in specimens of selected species to certain controls. All import, export, re-export and introduction from the sea of species covered by the Convention has to be authorized through a licensing system. Each Party to the Convention must designate one or more Management Authorities in charge of administering that licensing…