Daily Monitor
Sunday January 24 2021
Summary
In his last position, Edgar Buhanga served as the deputy director in charge of planning, monitoring and research. In that capacity, he oversaw the system of protected areas, research and monitoring of animal species both inside and outside protected areas, veterinary services to ensure wildlife is healthy as well as restocking from one area to another.
On October 20, 2020 he retired. A father of five and teetotaler, Buhanga’s initial connection with tourism and travel was in 1989. Public service advertised jobs and he applied. In January 1990, he was hired as a game biologist and researcher at the current Uganda Wildlife Education and Conservation Centre, also known as Entebbe Zoo.