Ornithologists and locals wonder what the future holds for this chick being raised by much taller, but still doting parents ...

Harambee Starlets thrashed defending champions Crested Cranes of Uganda 4-0 in their second match of the 2025 Cecafa Senior ...

Harambee Starlets maintained their perfect start at the on-going CECAFA Senior Women’s Championship after thrashing arch ...

Harambee Starlets will hope to continue with their perfect start in the ongoing Cecafa Senior Women’s Championship when they ...

Video from a national park in Uganda depicted a parade of predatory species feeding on and dispersing fruit bats that are known natural reservoirs of infectious diseases.

Crowned cranes are long-legged birds native to tropical Africa, known for their elegant appearance and elaborate courtship displays. Crowned cranes are Uganda’s national bird. Multiple protests ...

In neighboring Uganda, where the crane is the national bird, 30% of wetlands were lost between 1998 and 2008, before stabilizing. “If you track the collapse of wetlands and then look at the ...

Also known as grey-crowned cranes, the birds are predominantly found in Uganda but are also in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

But for farmers in western Uganda, where the cranes mostly hang out, that fear has dissipated and often it is only conservationists who appear to know about the ban on killing them. “I really don’t ...