Fighting Wildlife Crime
Wildlife crime in Uganda is often the result of human-wildlife conflict, especially in the case of elephants walking into spaces previously open to them but now occupied by human communities. The elephants can quickly cause huge damage, destroying an entire field of crops in one night. This can drive people to illegally kill elephants as a response to this loss. The WCS team in Uganda is working with impacted communities to come up with innovative solutions to these conflicts.
Explore how grounding conservation in the needs of the local communities is critical to successful long-term solutions, and how these solutions can spread when scientists and educators communicate new ideas to others.
Connecting Conservation to the Classroom
Hear from a WCS educator about the importance of educating and providing resources to teachers in order to bring conservation education into the classroom.
Standards and Glossary • English | Acholi
Context in Conservation
Wildlife conflict is a major issue in Uganda as human populations grow and begin to encroach upon the habitat range of wildlife. In this activity, students take on the role of conservationists to work with stakeholders to find a solution to human-elephant conflict.
Conservation Communication
Communicating information is an important skill for conservationists, community members, and educators. In this activity, students will take on the role of a science educator. They will read about the work WCS Uganda has done and create a lesson for younger students or peers.