Trans-boundary elephants especially from Nimule National Park in South Sudan have on several occasions destroyed numerous acres of food crops belonging to hundreds of small scale farmers in the two sub-counties.
Leaders from West Nile and other parts of northern Uganda have issued an ultimatum to Uganda Wildlife Authority over the destructions caused by the wild animals.
The residents of Nwoya district have given a one-month ultimatum to Uganda Wildlife Authority to address the problem of marauding elephants that have invaded the area.
The Uganda Wildlife Authority is to fence off all its national parks following a stand off between the organization and residents bordering parks over the threat posed by wild animals.
Authorities in Nwoya district have closed Paraa health center 11 following attacks from wild animals from Murchison falls park leaving patients with no where to turn for treatment.
