Animal Keeper's Association of Africa

Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) has embarked on regional community conservation education as a means of creating awareness about the importance of wildlife conservation through knowledge and information sharing. The results have been overwhelming because prior to the knowledge, cultural beliefs and morbid fear of the wild surrounded their hostile treatment of wildlife in general but after gaining educative information, the locals were empowered to protect and conserve nature. The education received also exposed communities to an understanding of Uganda’s eco-systems, culture and the wild animals, with a practical thrilling experience.