(Posted 13th November 2026)
It is a great honour to accept the invitation from the Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Hon. Col. Tom Butime, to chair the Uganda National Lion & Large Carnivore Task Force.
There is much work ahead to protect and recover Uganda’s lions and other large carnivores, and the work supports H.E. the President’s ten-fold growth strategy for tourism.
The Task Force will give strategic planning, technical and advisory support to the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities and the Uganda Wildlife Authority. Its focus is putting the key actions of the Strategic Action Plan for the Conservation and Restoration of Ecologically Healthy Populations of Carnivore Species in Uganda into practice.
The Minister selected the members to bring together a wide range of experience from Uganda’s professional and academic institutions. Each has made a significant contribution to wildlife conservation and tourism in Uganda, and especially to large carnivore conservation.
I look forward to working with my fellow Task Force members, UWA, local communities and our partners to secure a future in which Uganda’s lions, leopards, hyenas and other large carnivores thrive.
