🔊Elephants, lion raid Buliisa communities
The district, which neighbours Murchison Falls National, on March 17, 2025, saw elephants invade Buliisa General Hospital and destroy vegetation.
Hospital health educator Hannington Tibaijuka said the elephants destroyed paw-paw and mango trees. (File photo)
By Innocent Atuganyira and Ambrose Katoto
Journalists @New Vision
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The last seven days have placed different Buliisa district communities on a warpath with wildlife.
The district, which neighbours Murchison Falls National, on March 17, 2025, saw elephants invade Buliisa General Hospital and destroy vegetation.
Hospital health educator Hannington Tibaijuka said the elephants first vandalised the hospital’s chain link, accessed the hospital premises and destroyed paw-paw and mango trees. No people were harmed.
The beasts were driven away by a team from Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) who intervened and drove elephants back to the park.
Tibaijuka says this is the first attack on the hospital.
Efforts to get a comment from Wilson Kagoro, the Chief Warden Murchison Falls National Park were futile by press time since he didn’t respond to our calls.
Lion on the prowl
In a related development, residents of Katugo village and neighbouring communities in Kibugubya parish, Kyabigambire sub-county, in Buliisa are living in fear after a suspected stray lion has been in the area for four days.
LC1 chairperson Alinuwa Kerere reported that the lion was first spotted by a resident named Mawa while it was chasing guinea fowl.
Fortunately, the lion has not attacked or injured any people or animals in the area.
Moses Africa, the warden in charge of Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve, confirmed that they received reports about the lion and visited the area, but they were unable to locate it, suggesting that it may have already moved on.
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