Fanaka: First Baby Mountain Bongo Born in the Wild through Conservation Efforts
NANYUKI, Kenya, July 28 (Swara) - The first baby Mountain Bongo born in the wild through an 18-yearlong conservation programme has been captured on...
First Africa Protected Areas Congress opens in Rwanda
KIGALI, July 18 (Swara) – The IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) – the first-ever Pan-African gathering of leaders, citizens, and interest groups focused...
Africa Protected Areas Congress in Rwanda Postponed
KIGALI, Feb 3 - The inaugural IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) previously scheduled for 7-12 March 2022 has been postponed to 18-23 July...
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...
Conservationists in Kenya Decry Plans to Weaken Forest Protection Law
NAIROBI, Jan 24 (Swara) – Conservation organisations in Kenya on Monday demanded that parliament withdraw a proposed amendment to the country’s forest protection law,...
Kenya’s Elephant Naming Festival Raises Funds for Conservation
NAIROBI, Oct 11 – Kenya’s Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife has reported that it raised 16.5 million Kenyan shillings ($149,000) for elephant conservation during...
Farming in Amboseli Wildlife Area Thwarted…
Story and Photos by Kang-Chun Cheng
In August 2020, an enterprise called KiliAvo Fresh Ltd began establishing an avocado farm on its 72-hectare (180 acres)...
Forest Firsts, Facts and Fascinations
The Lirhanda Hill in Kakamega Forest has its own microclimate, which differs from that of the surrounding woodland, towering as it does above the...
Restoring Nature along a Main Road in Nairobi
From bare earth to grass and trees, and then the frogs showed up
Story and photos by Cathy Watson
Nairobi’s new Waiyaki Way-Red Hill Link Road...
Africa Protected Areas Congress Relaunched in Kigali
KIGALI, April 21 - The government of Rwanda will in March 2022 host the inaugural IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC), a forum created...
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