Meru National Park: The Elewana Experience

By Santiago Legarre Safari enthusiasts often argue that conservancies offer a superior experience compared to national parks and reserves....

IUCN Splits Giraffes into Four Species in Conservation Shake-Up

WINDHOEK, Namibia, Aug 21 (Swara) – Giraffes, long thought to be a single species, have been formally recognised as four genetically distinct...

Aberdare Road Dispute in Court: Conservation vs. Development

Nairobi, June 3 (Swara) - A three-judge bench of the Environment and Land Court in Nairobi concluded a pivotal three-day hearing on...

Pioneers in Elephant Conservation Honoured with Royal Geographical Society Prize

Nairobi, April 8 (Swara) - Two of Africa’s leading elephant conservationists, Dr Iain Douglas-Hamilton and Dr Jake Wall, have been awarded the...

Good News for Samburu: Larsens is back!

By Santiago Legarre Safari enthusiasts will be pleased to hear that the iconic Larsens...

Global Challenge Returns to Support Africa’s Wildlife Rangers

NAIROBI, July 31 (Swara) - The fifth annual Wildlife Ranger Challenge, a two-month series of extreme fitness challenges, launched today on World...

Six Indigenous Flowering Trees for Vibrant Gardens

Story and photos by Cathy Watson Indigenous trees are a must if you want a resilient garden that survives...

A Promising Colobus Monkey Conservation Effort on the Kenyan Coast

By Cathy Watson At 8 a.m. on New Year’s Day, Ezekiel Okenye is watching a group of colobus monkeys. “I have seen them eating the...

Rhino Ear-Notching Under Way in Lewa Conservancy

NAIROBI, March 10 (Swara) - The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), in collaboration with the Wildlife Research and Training Institute (WRTI) and Lewa Borana Wildlife...

Kenya’s President Forbids Harvesting of Iconic Baobab Trees

NAIROBI, Nov 23 (Swara) – Kenya’s President William Ruto has called a halt to the uprooting of the iconic baobab trees in the coastal...

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Pioneering Elephant Conservationist Dr Iain Douglas-Hamilton Dies at 83 NAIROBI, December 10, 2025 (Swara) – Dr Iain Douglas-Hamilton, the...

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...