Paddock Diaries – Butterfly bonanza in the paddock
By Brian Finch We do not have the abundance of species or individuals every year, far from it. There are several factors that lead...
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...
CITES Conference Ends with a Number of New Resolutions
The 17th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) that ended...
Satellite Tracking Helps Keep Elephants Safe from Poachers — and Away from Crops
On 10 September, on a beautiful sunny day in Amboseli National Park, I was present when Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) vets successfully attached a...
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...
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...
15 Risks and Opportunities to Global Conservation
photo from ourworld.unu.edu For the eighth year running, an international team of experts with experience in horizon scanning, science communication and research have...
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...
Gorilla Conservation through Public Health in Uganda
By Charlotte Beauvoisin and Amy Roll In 21st century conservation circles, it is widely assumed that for conservation to be successful, human communities need...
Fantastic Memories amid Concern over Kenya’s Enchanting Far North
By Darcy Ogada We set out for northern Kenya in May when the area was awash in floodwaters, clearly the worst of times...
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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...