Uganda, May 9 -- The Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre (UWEC) on Wednesday released a total of 114 animals into the Murchison Falls Conservation area.

Dr Victor Musiime, a Veterinary Officer at UWEC who led the team, explained that the organization's aim is to rescue, rehabilitate, and release animals back into the wild.

"After proper rehabilitation, the animals that are fit to return to the wild are taken back, while those that are not fit remain at the Centre to act as conservation ambassadors for their respective species in the wild," he said.

Dr Musiime mentioned that the choice of Murchison Falls as the release site was because it has several ecosystems that can sustain a variety of species and also has known populatio...