State Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities Martin Mugarra Bahinduka, has vowed to address human – Wildlife conflicts.
Mugarra made the promise during his just concluded his tour to Eastern Uganda.
After the tour, the minister tweeted: “Concluded my three day tour of the communities sorrounding Queen Elizabeth and Kibale National Parks mainly Rubiriizi, Kasese and Kabarole Diatricts. Appreciate the interventions already in place by @ugwildlife and we promise to do more to better our relationship as @VisitUganda“
The tour comes on the heels of a 3-day tour in the Mt. Elgon Conservation Area meant to find lasting solutions to the continued Human Wildlife & Land resettlement conflicts.
While there, Minister Magarra held a number of engagements with leaders in the Districts of Bukwo, Kween & Kapchorwa which were deemed fruitful.
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The cause of human wildlife conflict is said to be human settlement, agricultural expansion, illegal grass collection, over grazing by livestock and deforestation in national park.
As a result, local communities disliked wildlife inhabiting in and around their surroundings, leading to the conflicts.
