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UWA needed precise wildlife population estimates to guide conservation actions, but population estimates derived from aerial observers showed great variability and therefore trends were hard to discern. This survey replaced Rear Seat
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Of particular note is the recently completed Law
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was established in 2020 to support rangers across Africa who had been negatively impacted by COVID-19. The Uganda arm of the event, which consisted of ranger teams running a half marathon with 22 kg on their back, took place in
Murchison Falls National Park in both 2020 & 2021 and was
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display of wire snares and bear traps gathered by park rangers over a 12-month period. The initiative aimed to raise awareness about poaching by visually showcasing the tools used by poachers. Images from the project were widely disseminated, appearing in numerous news outlets globally.
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managed by UCF. UCF has continued to host the hub event in
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brought tourism to a halt, and the 95% drop in funding had devastating effects on the national park's operations.The loss of income left the parks struggling to cover the day-to-day costs of protecting and rescuing wildlife .
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at 40 degrees and captured 43,000 images for enumeration of 13 species. The photos were interpreted by a team of four
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