Upto twenty four (24) Uganda Wildlife Authority park rangers must be having smiles all over after successfully completing the first of its kind, a U.S supported one month’s Uganda Wildlife Authority counter Illicit Trafficking Junior Leader Course with graduation ceremony held at Queen Elizabeth National Park last Friday June 7th.
This program was courtesy of the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion deployed in support of combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa.
Uganda Wildlife Authority park rangers were trained in a four week’s extensive course – classroom and practical training that improved their capabilities to protect wildlife resources through developing self-sufficient leaders.
Focus and instruction majorly comprised; Weapons handling, field medical care, land navigation, human rights, leadership, crime scene investigations, law enforcement tactics, patrolling, ethics, and values.
The best performing students in the course will serve as instructors in future training programs, leading to a sustainable leader training program managed by UWA.
The 24 UWA rangers are assigned to seven different national parks in Uganda that include: Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area, Kidepo Valley Conservation Area, Lake Mburo National Park, Kabale National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Semuliki National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park, and the Kigezi Wildlife Reserve.
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