Mongabay on Nostr: In October 2023, Mongabay traveled to Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park. While ...
In October 2023, Mongabay traveled to Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park.
While there, we heard allegations that Uganda Wildlife Authority rangers have carried out extrajudicial killings of suspected bushmeat poachers inside the park.
Two weeks before our visit, a man was shot to death inside the park; his relatives and local officials alleged he was killed by wildlife rangers while attempting to surrender.
By Ashoka Mukpo
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/killed-while-poaching-when-wildlife-enforcement-blurs-into-violence/
#Environment #News #Conservation
While there, we heard allegations that Uganda Wildlife Authority rangers have carried out extrajudicial killings of suspected bushmeat poachers inside the park.
Two weeks before our visit, a man was shot to death inside the park; his relatives and local officials alleged he was killed by wildlife rangers while attempting to surrender.
By Ashoka Mukpo
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/killed-while-poaching-when-wildlife-enforcement-blurs-into-violence/
#Environment #News #Conservation