Stray Elephant Sparks Fear Among Kamwenge Communities

 

(Posted 26th February 2026)

 

Courtesy of African Elephant News

Ivan Mugisha, Nile Post (Uganda), February 24, 2026
Residents of Kahunge and Kamwenge sub-counties in Kamwenge District are living in fear following the continued presence of a stray elephant believed to have escaped from Kibale National Park. Local leaders and residents say the elephant reportedly strayed from the park on September 27, 2025, and has since been roaming nearby communities, destroying crops and posing a threat to lives.
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