Legacy of Idi Amin hits Kabalega Falls Park
In Uganda the Kabalega Falls National Park once famed for elephants buffalo and hippos is described as nearly empty after Idi Amin's troops devastated wildlife authorities say the park, in the northwest, has suffered major losses to animal herds amid his regime.
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A reporter found Murchison Falls National Park nearly empty after Idi Amin's 1971 coup. The park once held tens of thousands of buffalo and elephants, but looting and war pushed wildlife away as soldiers killed animals for meat and ivory and destroyed lodges. The area struggles to recover economically and ecologically, with few visitors and long-lasting damage.
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