Julius Tumushabe vividly recalls the two nights he spent in the wilderness after a hunting spree turned into an endless nightmare. He was then a poacher.
But surviving by a whisker inside Queen Elizabeth National Park in Western Uganda, is an experience the 42-year-old father of eight, would not wish on his worst enemy.
The self-proclaimed reformed poacher now rears pigs in Gwerere village in Kanungo, West Uganda where his new lifestyle has earned him a new identity, and improved his relationship with Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) besides keeping him off the bush.
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