Humans have an obligation to act responsibly towards animals and their habitats. It is only if we become friends with animals and nature at large that we will be able to discharge this obligation.

A good law that clearly provides for all the dos and don’ts, and which is clearly communicated to those it is made to deter from offending, plays a great role in protecting wildlife. Suspects must not be taken by surprise. People should be sensitized about the laws protecting wildlife and penalties for violation of the laws.

As we celebrate Uganda’s independence today, let’s reflect on how much the nonhuman animals too desire to be free from suffering that is occasioned to them by humans. “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way it’s animals are treated” – Mahatma Ghandi.

Aquatic lives both big and small, the most known and unknown call water bodies home. Water pollution by humans remain a major challenge to all aquatic lives. The pollutants suffocate the aquatic lives and have sent many of them into total extinction. At Help African animals, we raise awareness of the dangers of water pollution to the communities adjacent to water bodies and save lives of wildlife.

Swamps are one of the major habitats for wildlife. One of the world’s rare birds, the Shoebill, which is endemic in Africa with some individuals found in the northern part of Uganda, lives in swamps. However, the pressure that human activities exert on swamps has not only drained them but has also choked their inhabitants.

At Help African Animals we believe in collective effort. As such, we are committed to increasing peoples understanding of the importance of environmental conservation towards animals’ well-being.

A home is a necessity for both humans and animals. A variety of animal species keep facing threat of extinction because of habitat loss resulting from human activities. Wildlife species can only be fully conserved or protected if people learn to be environmental friendly. Thus Help African Animals continues to raise awareness to the general public / rural communities on animal habitats conservation and the benefits that acrue therefrom.

Tourism in most of our countries is wildlife based. At Help African Animals, we are driven by the belief that any effort to conserve wildlife but which does not involve the true keepers of wildlife – the rural people, is in vain. That is why we educate rural communities about wildlife conservation and the benefits of conservation.  Tourism starts with the people and ends with the people. As we commemorate World Tourism Day, let us empower the rural people to conserve the wildlife in their communities. HAPPY WORLD TOURISM DAY!

As we join the rest of the world to celebrate the world’s remaining gorillas, let’s take action to conserve them today.

Our own Gladys Kamasanyu has been nominated as one of the 2021 Global Ambassadors by Center for Animal Law Studies. Using the grant, Gladys and Help African Animals will be compiling, designing, producing, and distributing a compendium of all animal protection laws in Uganda to make them available to stakeholders in the fight against wildlife crime and other crimes against animals, advocates, students and community members. By spreading knowledge about animal protection laws to other Ugandans, we will be contributing to increased awareness and build more capacity on animal protection which will save lives of animals.

Our own Gladys Kamasanyu was last week honored to speak about her successes at a virtual Executive Forum on Wildlife Trafficking organized by the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) Roswell – New Mexico and Gaborone – Botswana in partnership with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for African Delegates. Gladys is an alumni of ILEA Roswell where she attended a high level training on Transnational Wildlife Trafficking in June 2019. She was the Head of the Uganda delegation that had delegates from the Uganda Judiciary, Uganda Wildlife Authority, Uganda Revenue Authority (Customs Department) and Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The training was attended by delegates from Uganda, Kenya, Namibia, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. This gave Gladys an opportunity to be part of an international network of persons determined to dismantle trade in illicit wildlife products through well planned and coordinated efforts. Since then her efforts in fighting wildlife crime have been immense.