The Uganda Conservation Foundation (UCF) was founded in 2001 to support the work of the national conservation agency, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). It works very closely with UWA to provide equipment, infrastructure, expertise and training to enhance the agency’s capacity and effectiveness.
In 2008 it began the Waterways Project to enable UWA to conduct boat patrols of the lakes and rivers to support anti-poaching and monitoring activities within and around protected areas. UCF has developed over eight marine ranger posts and provided boats across the Murchison Falls and Queen Elizabeth landscapes.
UCF’s support has since extended to the restoration of the park protection infrastructure in those landscapes, with further support to Kidepo Valley National Park. With the construction of new ranger posts, as well as a new Command and Control Centre at Murchison Falls National Park – equipped with the very latest park management and law enforcement technology – combined with advanced ranger training, UCF has helped UWA upgrade its law enforcement capacity.
Species Protected: African Elephant | Giraffe | African Lion | Hippopotamus
Hippos at Queen Elizabeth National Park
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How Tusk works with Our Project Partners
We provide critical funding to enable our project partners to grow and increase their impact on habitat and wildlife, while also enabling, nurturing and supporting collaboration between them, for greater synergy and impact.
We help to increase awareness and wider support for our partners’ efforts, while also sharing important conservation messages, from the vital and varied roles of wildlife rangers, to the benefits of community-driven conservation, both within Africa and internationally.
Uganda Conservation Foundation has been a Tusk partner since 2003.
This Project Makes a Difference Through…
Human-Wildlife Co-Existence
Habitat Protection
Local Population Employed: 35
Area Protected: 150,000 ha
