A timeline of joint operations, seizures and prosecutions across Uganda.
In May 2025, a live Egyptian cobra concealed in a wooden box was recovered during a vehicle check on Kampala's Northern By-Pass and handed to wildlife authorities.
The snake was secured and handed to the Uganda Wildlife Authority for safe handling; enforcement follow-up initiated.
A June 2024 operation in Kasese rescued 31 colobus monkeys and seven Gabon vipers from traffickers, who were each fined UGX 21 million on conviction.
Traffickers convicted and fined UGX 21 million each; the animals were taken into care.
An April 2022 operation rescued 122 live African grey parrots destined for the illegal pet trade. The trafficker was convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment.
Trafficker convicted and sentenced to seven (7) years imprisonment; surviving birds taken into care for rehabilitation.
From a 1.3-tonne seizure in Najjanakumbi to worked ivory intercepted at Entebbe, coordinated multi-agency action is squeezing the ivory supply chain through Uganda.
Alarmed by the degradation of one of Uganda’s most important biodiversity and carbon reservoirs, the Task Force has made restoring Bugoma Central Forest Reserve a national priority.
