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...
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...
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...
Hell’s Gate Needs Tender Loving Care – Not the Love Festival
by Paula Kahumbu
Nairobi, Jan 21 - Many people are shocked, as I am, by the approval given to hold two large-scale public events in...
Poaching of elephants, rhinos in Kenya in significant decline
Nairobi, Jan 3 - The poaching of iconic wildlife species in Kenya, including elephants and rhinos, has declined by 90 percent over the past...
Kenya rises to the top five in global clean energy ranking
Kenya has been ranked fifth globally in an annual Bloomberg index measuring investments and opportunities in clean energy, underlining the country’s position as the...
Five Black Rhinos to Move from Europe to Africa
Nairobi, June 20 - Five critically endangered black rhinos, born and bred in Europe, will be flown from Czech Republic to Akagera National Park...
Death of a Legend: Dian Fossey’s ‘Little Darling’ Gorilla Passes On
By Curtis Abraham
Kampala, June 7 - Poppy, the last living gorilla featured by famed American primatologist Dian Fossey in her bestselling book, “Gorillas in...
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...
Tool-using Chimp Culture Found in Democratic Republic of Congo
Scientists have discovered a new chimpanzee “behavioral realm” in the Bili-Uéré region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the conservation and environmental science...
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