The residents say they are being raided by wild animals like elephants and Buffalos which destroy their crops and cause injuries to the community members. The most affected sub-counties include Biiso, Buliisa, Butiaba, Ngwedu, and Buliisa town councils, which all share a common border with the parks.
The antelope, crocodiles, hippos and bushbucks are mostly targeted by poachers in the sub counties of Karungi, Kalongo, Nabiswera and Nakitoma, according to Nakasongola district Environment Officer James Bond Kunobere.
Uganda Peoples Defence Forces UPDF have been asked to help in the tracking down of African Golden Jackals that have killed two people and over 100 domestic animals in Ibanda district.
A UPDF soldier managed to save his life by preventing the leopard from shutting its jaws and snapping at him. The leopard attacked the soldiers who had laid an ambush for cattle rustlers on the Uganda-Kenya border.
A man in his mid-20’s in Kyajawe village, Mpasana sub county Kibaale district has been attacked by a stray fox. The victim only identified as Alex was on Tuesday morning rushed to Hoima regional referral hospital in critical condition.
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) Executive Director Andrew Seguya has applauded the community in Paduny in Nwoya district for driving away three stray elephants that invaded the community on Thursday morning.
They suggest, for example, that government considers increasing the number of Uganda People\'s Defence Forces (UPDF) troops in the area. They also want the government of Uganda to cooperate with that of South Sudan to enable the wildlife staff and other security agencies of both countries to cub the problem of insecurity caused by wildlife animals in the area.
