A timeline of joint operations, seizures and prosecutions across Uganda.
Through 2025 the Task Force spearheaded joint enforcement and advocacy for Bugoma Central Forest Reserve, culminating in multi-stakeholder resolutions to halt encroachment and illegal conversion.
Multi-stakeholder resolutions adopted in June 2025 committing agencies to sustained protection of Bugoma CFR; enforcement patrols intensified.
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.
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.
