Daily Monitor
Tuesday April 27 2021
A Rhino with its calf at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. The conservation area has made Nakasongola District a tourist destination. PHOTO | EMMA MUTAYIZIBWA
Summary
Rhino Fund Uganda had argued that they would suffer irreparable damages if court does not issue an injunction, pending the hearing of the main case.
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The High Court in Kampala yesterday ruled that there is no threat of eviction of the Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary from its Nakasongola location.
Rhino Fund Uganda (RFU), the operators of Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary, a home for 33 endangered white rhinos, had late last week asked court to issue an order, stopping their eviction until final disposal of their main case that is pending before the same court.
Inside the fight to control Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Monday April 26 2021
Summary
Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary, located about 176kms North of Kampala City, was established in 2006 as a protected area for re-introduction of the rear White Rhino family that had become extinct in Uganda. The Rhino Sanctuary that sits on a 16,000 acre land is now at the centre of dispute between the family of Capt Joseph Charles Roy who owns the lease and the management of Rhino Fund Uganda.
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is a home to 33 rhinos re-introduced in Uganda through a breed and release programme supervised by the Uganda Wildlife but managed by the Rhino Fund Uganda in Nakasongola District.
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Govt closes Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary over attacks
Wednesday April 21 2021
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has temporarily closed Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakitoma Sub-county, Nakasongola District, over unending fights between two parties managing the facility.
Summary
The dispute is between the family of Capt Joseph Charles Roy who owns the lease and the management of Rhino Fund Uganda.
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The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has temporarily closed Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakitoma Sub-county, Nakasongola District, over unending fights between two parties managing the facility.
In a statement issued by Mr Hangi Bashir, the public relations manager of UWA, the authority said in line with their mandate of protecting wildlife resources as per the Uganda Wildlife Act, 2019, they have taken over security of the rhinos at Ziwa sanctuary.