A life-changing visit to a research project in Uganda on banded mongooses has shown me how international collaboration, and travel, is vital for conservation where biodiversity still exists, says Graham Lawton
Life | Columnist 30 November 2022
Banded mongooses in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Mark MacEwen/Nature Picture Library/Alamy
I AM writing this in Uganda, during a visit to a research project on banded mongooses in Queen Elizabeth National Park. It is a privilege to be here – the wildlife is astonishing, the people I’ve met wonderful and the scenery incredible. You may know that my wife Clare died recently. This trip is about getting stories, but it is also helping me to deal with my loss. Life-affirming doesn’t do it justice.
Uganda is proud of its wildlife, and rightly so. The …
