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Strengthening collaboration in intelligence, enforcement, and prosecution to protect Uganda's natural heritage.
From rangers and detectives to customs officers and prosecutors, one coordinated force against poaching and trafficking.
Wildlife is a vital national asset that creates thousands of jobs and generates substantial revenue for Uganda through tourism. However, this invaluable resource is increasingly threatened by wildlife crime, including poaching, logging, encroachment, etc.
Coordinating Uganda's institutions to prevent, detect and prosecute wildlife and forest crime.
A Uganda where wildlife and forests thrive, free from the threat of organised crime, for the benefit of present and future generations.
To strengthen inter-agency coordination, collaboration and cooperation in the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of wildlife and forest crime.
Integrity, collaboration, professionalism and accountability guide every operation and partnership across the Task Force.
At Entebbe International Airport, a quiet, four-legged member of the enforcement team is proving hard to fool, detection dogs trained to find ivory, scales and live animals hidden in luggage and cargo.
Not all wildlife crime deals in scales and tusks. A growing trade moves living creatures, parrots, monkeys, snakes, out of Uganda’s wild, and the Task Force is intercepting it.
Reporting wildlife crime takes minutes, can be completely anonymous, and now comes with a tracking code so you can follow your report from Received to Closed.
A December 2021 joint operation intercepted a consignment of 740 kilograms of pangolin scales and 58 kilograms of elephant ivory destined for export, among the largest combined seizures recorded by the Task Force.
Following the poisoning of lions in the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park, suspects were arrested, prosecuted and sentenced to eight years, a landmark deterrent for crimes against iconic species.
A joint intelligence-led operation recovered approximately 1.3 tonnes of elephant ivory concealed at premises in Najjanakumbi, a Kampala suburb, one of the largest ivory recoveries in Uganda.
The Task Force brings together the agencies mandated to protect Uganda's wildlife and forests.
MTWA
Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiqu...
UWA
Uganda Wildlife Authority
UPDF
Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces
Police CID
Uganda Police Force, CID
Interpol
Uganda Police Force, INTERPOL NCB
FIA
Financial Intelligence Authority
URA
Uganda Revenue Authority
ISO
Internal Security Organisation
ESO
External Security Organisation
NEMA
National Environment Management Authorit...
UCAA
Uganda Civil Aviation Authority
ODPP
Office of the Director of Public Prosecu...
DCIC
Directorate of Citizenship and Immigrati...
MWE
Ministry of Water and Environment
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