Thursday, February 6, 2025

Interview with Kitili Mbathi, Director General, Kenya Wildlife Service

From Banking to Conservation: Kitili Mbathi, Director General, Kenya Wildlife Service, explains the transition to Swara’s Editorial Board Chair, William Pike, in an interview:...

Kenya’s Single Use Plastic Ban in Protected Areas Takes Effect

Nairobi, June 5 - Kenya is marking the 2020 World Environment Day by banning single-use plastic in protected natural areas. Plastic pollution is one of...

Human Activity Takes Heavy Toll on Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem – Study

Nairobi, April 8 - The 40,000km2 Serengeti-Mara plain that straddles the border of Kenya and Tanzania is famous for its abundant and diverse wildlife. It is...

China Raises Protection For Pangolins By Removing Scales From Medicine List

The latest version of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia for 2020 does not include pangolins, which means the mammals will no longer be used in traditional...

Pangolins Probable Intermediate Host Species for Coronavirus – Report

Nairobi, Feb 11 - Researchers in China have suggested that pangolins are the probable intermediate host species for the coronavirus outbreak that has thus...

Value of Urban Raptors in Balancing Ecosystems

By Washington Wachira As I tip-toed behind a large Newtonia tree along the Karura River, I heard a spine-chilling scream! I aimed my...

Alarm over apparent damming of Mbagathi River in Nairobi National Park

The Mbagathi River, which runs perennially through the entire Nairobi National Park (NNP), has apparently been dammed, stopping the flow of water that...

Astounding Progress: Kampala’s Plan for Trees

By Story and photos by Cathy Watson Thirty years ago, Kampala was a town of half a million people on seven green hills. Today it...

Scientists Report Steep Decline in Kenya’s Birds of Prey Populations

NAIROBI, Feb 1 (Swara) - A team of Kenyan and international scientists have reported widespread declines in the populations of Kenya’s birds of prey...

Ray of Hope As Elephant Makes Historic 78km Trek

Koya, 23, walked with her family from Samburu to Marsabit county, experts say it suggests freedom for the animals In Summary • Experts believe that Koya’s...

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Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 24 (Swara) – The UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) concluded today with a breakthrough agreement on a new climate...

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NAIROBI, Nov 12 (Swara)—African elephant populations have suffered dramatic declines over the past five decades, with forest elephants down by 90 per...

The Forgotten Gems of Marsabit National Park

By Santiago Legarre In the early 20th century, newlyweds Martin and Osa Johnson left the United States on an...

Over One-Third of World’s Trees at Risk of Extinction – IUCN

NAIROBI, Oct 29 (Swara)—In a groundbreaking revelation, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has reported that 38 per cent of...

Good News for Samburu: Larsens is back!

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