New Study Shows World has More than 60,000 Tree Species
The number of tree species currently known to science is 60,065, representing 20 percent of all angiosperm and gymnosperm plant species, according to...
Bees Defend Farmers Near Kenya’s Tsavo Park Against Crop Raiding Elephants
The tiny bee has become a defender of farmers living next to Tsavo East National Park in Kenya against the marauding elephants that devour...
Report Examines Wildlife Movements in Relation to SGR, New Roads in Tsavo
A new joint report by Save the Elephants and Kenya Wildlife Service is out summarizing preliminary findings of a long-term study on...
Water Hyacinth Invades Lake Baringo
By Rupi Mangat Esther Kajos describes the water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) using body language -- her lithe torso creating a wave-like action. “The...
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...
Water Hyacinth Invades Lake Baringo
By Rupi Mangat Esther Kajos describes the water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) using body language -- her lithe torso creating a wave-like action. “The...
Africa’s tallest tree discovered on Mt. Kilimanjaro
It’s definitely a contender. Africa’s tallest indigenous tree – measuring a whopping 81.5 metres – has been discovered in a remote valley on...
Use or Destroy: The Economics of Ivory Stockpiles
In their research paper, Alejandro Nadal and Franscisco Aguayo, examine the economic arguments surrounding the fate of ivory stockpiles. ...
NEMA Issues EIA Licence for Lamu Coal-Powered Plant in Contravention of Constitutional and EMCA...
The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the Lamu Coal-Powered Plant was filed in July 2016 by Amu Power Company Limited after which members...
Africa’s newest bee discovery – Samba Turkana
By Dino J. Martins One of the most wonderful things about being an entomologist in East Africa is that there is so...
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Agroforestry Yields Livelihood Improvements for Farmers in Kenya
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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...
Poachers Kill Two Southern White Rhinos in Kenya
Nairobi, Dec 10 – Poachers killed two southern male white rhinos in a wildlife sanctuary in northern Kenya last week, the conservancy said.
The privately-owned...
Kenyan Conservationist Helps Rescue Poisoned Endangered Vultures
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Cassin’s Hawk-Eagle Sighting on Mt Kenya
By Nick Trent
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