Inseparable from its ecological splendor, these conflicts make Queen Elizabeth a prototypical African national park. The landscape here is a vital habitat for threatened wildlife, but it’s also a zone ...

UGANDA – In Africa, debates over “fortress conservation” have raged for years. Mongabay visited one of Uganda’s largest protected areas, the Queen Elizabeth National Park, in October 2023 to take a ...

To the outside world, Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park is a model of successful conservation of wildlife amid declining populations in other parts of Africa. But while elephant, giraffe and ...

A group of African lion cubs photographed in the Queen Elizabeth National Park in October 2024. Photo by Alex Braczkowski. Lion numbers in the country are at a critical low while hyenas are faring ...

Jacob, and his brother Tibu, made history when they swam two-thirds of a mile across a “predator-infested” river in Uganda. Griffith University Jacob, a 10-year-old lion living in Uganda’s Queen ...

Uganda is a land of breathtaking biodiversity, home to some of the most extraordinary primate experiences in the world. While mountain gorillas in Bwindi often steal the spotlight, chimpanzee trekking ...

In the northern corner of Queen Elizabeth National Park, the Kasenyi plains open into broad hunting grounds beloved by lions. To the east, the Mweya Peninsula rises between Lake George and Lake Edward ...

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni says security forces are on the trail of an ISIS-linked rebel group blamed for the killing of two foreign newlyweds celebrating their honeymoon at a popular tourist ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Having overcome poison, poacher’s traps and even a brute ...