Uganda: 100 Wolves Invade Luweero

28 July 2009, 01:01

Uganda: 100 Wolves Invade Luweero
Dan Wandera
26 July 2009

Luweero — Residents of Kamira Sub-county in Luweero District have reported the invasion of the area by about 100 wolves that have so far eaten 180 goats.

Sunday Monitor has also learnt that children are now abandoning schools in fear of the beasts.

Kamira Sub-county youth councillor Lugemwa Musisi told Sunday Monitor on Monday that the wolves have eaten goats in three parishes. He said the wolves move in groups and destroy bananas, potatoes and cassava gardens which has left many residents at the brink of being hit by hunger.

Mr Musisi said school children from the villages of Kalukoma, Bukengere, Kitenderi, Kigumbya, Mazzi, Katuugo, Kabukanga and Nadangira in Kamira sub-county fear to walk to school in the morning.

Mr Juma Nsibambi, a resident of Mazzi village, said the wolves first appeared early this month at the farm of Mr John Lumala where they ate 20 goats. He said the animals which move mainly at night, later spread to other villages.

Kamira Sub-county chairman Livingstone Kategaya confirmed to Daily Monitor that residents in the parishes of Mazzi and Kabunyata had lost their goats to wolves that have also destroyed their gardens. He said he has contacted the Vermine Control Department in Luweero to come to their rescue.

Meanwhile, Mr John Ngondwe, the district vermin control officer, has told Sunday Monitor that the vermin control team sent to hunt down wolves has so far killed three wolves. He said Kamira has in the past been invaded by monkeys and baboons. "My team has shot dead some monkeys on top of the three wolves," he said.

28 July 2009, 01:41

kibokolambogo

quote:
Originally posted by Kathi:
Uganda: 100 Wolves Invade Luweero
Dan Wandera
26 July 2009

Luweero — Residents of Kamira Sub-county in Luweero District have reported the invasion of the area by about 100 wolves that have so far eaten 180 goats.

Sunday Monitor has also learnt that children are now abandoning schools in fear of the beasts.

Kamira Sub-county youth councillor Lugemwa Musisi told Sunday Monitor on Monday that the wolves have eaten goats in three parishes. He said the wolves move in groups and destroy bananas, potatoes and cassava gardens which has left many residents at the brink of being hit by hunger.

Mr Musisi said school children from the villages of Kalukoma, Bukengere, Kitenderi, Kigumbya, Mazzi, Katuugo, Kabukanga and Nadangira in Kamira sub-county fear to walk to school in the morning.

Mr Juma Nsibambi, a resident of Mazzi village, said the wolves first appeared early this month at the farm of Mr John Lumala where they ate 20 goats. He said the animals which move mainly at night, later spread to other villages.

Kamira Sub-county chairman Livingstone Kategaya confirmed to Daily Monitor that residents in the parishes of Mazzi and Kabunyata had lost their goats to wolves that have also destroyed their gardens. He said he has contacted the Vermine Control Department in Luweero to come to their rescue.

Meanwhile, Mr John Ngondwe, the district vermin control officer, has told Sunday Monitor that the vermin control team sent to hunt down wolves has so far killed three wolves. He said Kamira has in the past been invaded by monkeys and baboons. "My team has shot dead some monkeys on top of the three wolves," he said.

The destructive Indian Crow was introduced to Tanzania several decades ago by courtesy of some intelligent politician and its population has now reached "epidemic levels"!
Are we to understand some similar idiot has imported wolves into Uganda or is it the the typical journalistic ignorance we frequently
encounter? (Hyaenas maybe?)

28 July 2009, 02:12

Use Enough Gun

Wolves! Huh?

28 July 2009, 02:17

SGraves155

If we see a wolf with a monkey riding it while in that part of Africa, probably should shoot the wolf first and then the Monkey?
Or shoot the wolf and let the cops give the Monkey a ticket for bringing in unauthorized wildlife?

28 July 2009, 04:34

JBrown

In some areas wild dogs were called wolves.

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28 July 2009, 04:36

Navaluk

ethiopian wolves?

28 July 2009, 20:03

Rich Elliott

Ethiopian wolves are really foxes and not very big either and only found in Ethiopia. I'm betting it's hyenas. Probably written by someone who wouldn't know a wolve if it bit him in the butt.

Rich Elliott

28 July 2009, 23:50

BrettAKSCI

quote:
Originally posted by Rich Elliott:
Ethiopian wolves are really foxes and not very big either and only found in Ethiopia. I'm betting it's hyenas. Probably written by someone who wouldn't know a wolve if it bit him in the butt.
Rich Elliott

I'd say they make our American journalists look good, but unfortunately I've read some of our American journalists!

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29 July 2009, 01:33

kibokolambogo

quote:
Originally posted by Rich Elliott:
Ethiopian wolves are really foxes and not very big either and only found in Ethiopia. I'm betting it's hyenas. Probably written by someone who wouldn't know a wolve if it bit him in the butt.
Rich Elliott

I'm betting 100:1 on hyaenas regarding the loss of goats - as far as I know, wild dogs don't hunt at night whereas Hyaenas
are more of a nocturnal predator and I have yet to come across any carnivore that will eat bananas, potatoes and cassava

Maybe our learned Vermin Control Officer could post some pictures of this new omnivorous predator.

29 July 2009, 08:44

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29 July 2009, 12:46

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Originally posted by L. David Keith:
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Maybe they are those "running dogs of the imperialist oppressors" we heard so much about in post-colonial days. Durned European left-overs.

29 July 2009, 14:04

Cdr_McBragg

Are these real wolves like the ones in the bible, or have they been reintroduced?

29 July 2009, 18:20

Dingoes.Dingoes ate your baby.

29 July 2009, 19:17

Wendell Reich

Probably Ardwolf did it.

Al Gore claims manbearpig is responsible. So I do not know which to believe.

29 July 2009, 19:59

onefunzr2

quote:
Originally posted by jb:
Dingoes.Dingoes ate your baby.

30 July 2009, 00:01

BrettAKSCI

quote:
Originally posted by Wendell Reich:
Probably Ardwolf did it.

Al Gore claims manbearpig is responsible. So I do not know which to believe.

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