Conservationist Colin Church’s Last Interview with Swara Magazine
As a tribute to Kenyan conservationist Colin Church, who passed away this week, we republish below an interview with him that appeared in the...
Giraffes Floated to Safety from Flooded Kenyan Island
NAIROBI, March 4 – Rescuers have succeeded in moving to safety another giraffe marooned in a flooded island on Lake Baringo in the Kenyan...
Rescue Fund Created for Mara Conservancies Hit by COVID-19 Pandemic
Nairobi, Nov 25 - A new $5 million fund has been created to help wildlife conservancies that border Kenya's renowned Mara National Reserve to...
Cats and the Sofa Safaris of Ol Pejeta
By Santiago Legarre
In the middle of the partial Covid-19 lockdown, I was lucky enough to spend a few days at Ol Pejeta, 12 kilometres...
WWF Report Underlines Humanity’s Catastrophic Destruction of Nature
Nairobi, Sept 11 – A new report by the conservation group WWF provides unequivocal evidence that nature is unravelling and that humanity’s destruction of...
COVID-19: Conservation and Tourism Need Greater Support
By Benjamin Mkapa
As researchers and scientists study the novel coronavirus, you will find them reading lessons from the past. Africa is young and our...
A Review of the Nairobi National Park Plan 2020-2030
Restoration calls for good science to guide management
By David Western
Nairobi, July 22 - Nairobi National Park (NNP) was gazetted as Kenya’s first park in...
COVID-19: Persecution of Bats Unjustified
By Curtis Abraham
Kampala, June 29 - Various species of bats, key environmental service providers, are being persecuted and exterminated in parts of the world...
Rafiki, Uganda’s Charismatic Mountain Gorilla Killed
By Curtis Abraham
Kampala, June 16 - The global lockdown to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to have indirectly led to the...
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...
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Nairobi, April 8 (Swara) - Two of Africa’s leading elephant conservationists, Dr Iain Douglas-Hamilton and Dr Jake Wall, have been awarded the...
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Nairobi, March 25 (Swara) - The East African Wild Life Society’s (EAWLS) Executive Director, Nancy Ogonje, has been elected as the new...
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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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The Masai Mara, one of Africa’s most significant wildlife reserves, is located in southwestern Kenya and...