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...
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...
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...
Kenya’s New Wildlife Laws: What Impact on Conservancies?
By Gladys Warigia and Brendan Buzzard When the first conservancies emerged in the 1990s it was not the result of a specific top-down policy,...
Amboseli from Up in the Air
By Santiago Legarre
An invitation from Ol Tukai Lodge made my latest visit to Amboseli National Park possible. In a forthcoming contribution to the October...
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...
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...
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:...
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...
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...
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