Conserving Rhinos: Transforming Lives
By Felix Paton photo: The dental clinic Conserving rhinos creates employment and tourism opportunities which become a vehicle for transforming lives and livelihoods. In the...
Meet Swara Magazine Contributor Brian Finch
Nairobi, Oct 25 (Swara) - We’re lucky enough to have another SWARA Magazine contributor on the Exact Editions blog this week -- Brian Finch....
Meet Swara Magazine Contributor, Rupi Mangat
Nairobi, Oct 18 (Swara) - We’re lucky enough to be interviewing travel and environmental writer Rupi Mangat today in our #MeetTheContributor series. She has...
Pioneer Conservationist John “Steve” Stephenson Dies (Obituary)
NAIROBI, Nov 8 (Swara) - John “Steve” Stephenson, who died in Nairobi on October 26 at the age of 101, was born in a...
KWS Seeks Information on Ranger Who Disappeared in August
Nairobi, Sept 27 – The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said it is working with other government agencies in an effort to find a senior...
Kenya Announces Ban on Plastic Bags
The Government of Kenya announced today a ban on the use, manufacture and import of all plastic bags, to take effect in six...
Kenyan Conservationist Helps Rescue Poisoned Endangered Vultures
Nairobi, Nov 19 - A hyena, two Endangered Lappet-faced Vultures, and three Critically Endangered Rüppell’s Vultures died at the scene of an illegal poisoning...
Conservationist Joannah Stutchbury Murdered in Kenya
Nairobi, July 16 – Unknown assailants shot and killed environment activist Joannah Stutchbury, 67, outside her home near the Windsor Country Club in the...
Coffee Farming as a Gorilla Conservation Tool in Uganda
By Charlotte Beauvoisin Hidden in the dense rainforests that stretch across Uganda’s southwestern border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo dwells a...
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Elephants Learn to Ignore Drones, Opening New Doors for Research
NAIROBI, Nov 28 (Swara) – Elephants in Kenya have demonstrated an ability to adapt to and ignore surveillance drones, a discovery researchers...
COP30 Ends with Major Finance Commitments but No Fossil-Fuel Phaseout Deal
Belém, Brazil, Nov 24 (Swara) - COP30 closed in the Brazilian city of Belém on Saturday after marathon overnight talks, with UN...
KWS Rescues Giraffes and Zebras Stranded by Rising Lake Naivasha
Nairobi, Nov 21 (Swara) - Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and its partners have mounted an emergency wildlife rescue and translocation operation to...
Return to the Wild: Rediscovering Ashnil Mara’s Timeless Allure
By Santiago Legarre
I met the managing director of Ashnil Hotels many years ago, at the Argentine Embassy in...
Soroi Samburu Lodge: Reviving a Classic on the Banks of the Ewaso Nyiro
By Santiago Legarre
At the inception of the 20th century, the renowned photographers Martin and Osa Johnson travelled to...
World-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall dies at 91
Nairobi, Oct 2 (Swara) – Dr Jane Goodall, the pioneering British primatologist whose 65-year study of wild chimpanzees in Tanzania transformed the...