PIN Home > IDP > Organizations

Ugandan Wildlife Education Centre

Conservation Agency

Uganda

Ugandan Wildlife Education Centre (Established 1966)
PO Box 4 , Entebbe , Uganda
Director: Wilhem Moeller Phone: 256 (42) 20520 E-mail: orothen@imul.com
Affiliations: National Parks, Wildlife Commission

Mission: To provide an education center for the local population to learn about the need to conserve and protect their wildlife; To provide a center for the rehabilitation and resocialization of wildlife confiscated from poachers and people who have purchased them.

Principal Research Programs: Resocialization of chimpanzees and releasing them into sanctuary sites within Uganda

Training Opportunities: Educational opportunities available for: Pre-College; Program emphasis: Conservation and Rehabilitation; Financial support is usually available; Field work opportunities are not available

Number of Staff: Total (48)

Key Personnel: Wilhem Moeller, Director, 20073 or 20520
J. R. Okwir Acana, Deputy Director, 20073 or 20520
Josephine Azukuru Afema, Chief Veterinarian, 20073 or 20520
Greens E. Kamugisha, Financial Controller, 20073 or 20520
Thomas Otim, Education Officer, 20073 or 20520


Species Supported: "Pan trogoldytes" (15); "Cercopithecus aethiops"; "Papio anubis" (2); "Cercopithecus neglectus" (7); "Erythrocebus patas" (6); "Colobus abyssinicus" (2) to be released

Associated Field Sites: Isinga Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda. Program focus: Resocialization of young chimpanzees, Contact: Kimberly Williams. Program will close at end of 1998.; Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Lake Victoria.

Publications: Wildlife Spectrum Newsletter

Entry created: 1998-03-30
Review requested: 2007-02-27
Entry last reviewed: 1998-06-15

---

[Update Entry] [Delete Entry]