Uganda will host its first Rhino Naming Ceremony on September 22 at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola District, marking a key milestone in the US11 million Name A Rhino Campaign. The event will be presided over by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
Launched last year by the Uganda Wildlife Authority, Uganda Tourism Board and the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, the five-year campaign aims to secure and expand the countrys rhino population through habitat expansion, veterinary care, anti-poaching measures and community conservation programmes.
This will be a celebration of how far we have come from extinction in the wild in the 1980s to now having 48 rhinos in Uganda, including 46 at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. But it is also a call to action, said Uganda Wildlife Authority Executive Director James Musinguzi . The naming ceremony is an opportunity for individuals and organisations to leave a lasting legacy by naming one of 17 calves and juveniles while directly supporting rhino conservation.