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Hippos and elephants destroying crops in Uganda
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as 40 elephants from the Kyambura and Kitomya forest reserves around Queen
Elizabeth National Park have been blamed for destroying hundreds of acres
of their maize, banana, bean, groundnut crops. Ugandan game officials acknowledge
the problem, however state the difficulties began after warnings to settlers
went unheeded.
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Queen Elizabeth area chief warden, John
Bosco Nuwe, said the settlers began planting in the area between the reserves
blocking the animal corridor between the two forest reserves forcing the
animals to retrace their old routes through the gardens. The Ugandan Wildlife
Authority (UWA) will now begin trying to excavate trenches around the reserves
to protect the crops. Thus far 6 km of trenches have dug with another 35
km planned.
Source: New Vision (online) - 9 June
2004
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