
Rescued alive: the fight against live-animal trafficking
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.
Wildlife and forest crime devastates our natural heritage, robs our communities of the tourism revenues that fund schools and health centres, finances wider criminality, and steals from generations of Ugandans yet unborn. When an elephant f...
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.

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.

Away from the seizures and the courtrooms, the Task Force’s real engine is a table — where focal persons from the member agencies meet, share intelligence and plan the next joint operation.

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
MWE
Ministry of Water and Environment
NEMA
National Environment Management Authorit...
UCAA
Uganda Civil Aviation Authority
ESO
External Security Organisation
ISO
Internal Security Organisation
ODPP
Office of the Director of Public Prosecu...
Police CID
Uganda Police Force — CID
Interpol
Uganda Police Force — INTERPOL NCB
DCIC
Directorate of Citizenship and Immigrati...
FIA
Financial Intelligence Authority
URA
Uganda Revenue Authority
UPDF
Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces
NFA
NFA
National Forestry Authority
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