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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Six lions were last evening found dead at Ishasha sector, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kanungu district in what\u2019s believed to be suspected poisoning, Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) said.<\/p>\n

According to UWA, the lion carcasses were found with most of their parts missing. Eight dead vultures were also found at the scene, which points to possible poisoning.<\/p>\n

Mr Bashir Hangi, the UWA communications manager said Saturday that a team of investigators was sent to the ground to handle the matter in collaboration with police in Kanungu District.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven that some body parts of the lions are missing, we cannot rule out illegal wildlife trafficking,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Hangi said the deaths has dire negative impact on the tourism sector and revenue generation in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cUWA condemns the illegal killing of wildlife because it does not only impact negatively on our tourism as a country, but also revenue generation which supports conservation and community work in our protected areas,\u201d Mr Hangi said in a statement<\/p>\n

According to UWA, tourism has been a top foreign exchange earner to the country contributing almost 10 percent of the GDP and 23 percent of the total foreign exports.<\/p>\n

He assured the public that UWA shall continue to strengthen the protection of lions and other wildlife in Uganda and will pursue the matter to its logical conclusion.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur national parks remain safe and attractive to visitors and we still have lions in Queen Elizabeth and other parks,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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