Campaigners to Appeal Judgement Allowing Agriculture in Uganda’s Bugoma Forest
KAMPALA, May 19 – A consortium of conservationists trying to stop the destruction of Bugoma Forest Reserve in western Uganda will on May 21...
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...
What does COVID-19 have to do with nature? These 5 articles explain
Editor’s note: The COVID-19 pandemic has spread around the world at lightning speed, infecting more than 1,800,000 people and killing more than 113,000 people to...
Cameroonian activist wins Wangari Maathai Forest Champions’ Award
NAIROBI, May 6 (Swara) - Activist Cécile Ndjebet of Cameroon has won the 2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award in recognition of her outstanding...
Grauer’s Gorilla Population in DR Congo Higher than Previously Thought
By Curtis Abraham
Kampala, Feb 20 - The Grauer’s gorilla, a lowland subspecies of the Eastern gorilla group that also includes Mountain gorillas, have suffered...
Kenyan Court Declines to Stop Staging of Music Festival in National Park
Nairobi, Feb 12 - A Kenyan court has declined to issue orders to stop the staging of a two-day music festival in the country’s...
Kenyan Artists Release Music Video to Stop Deforestation
Nairobi, Jan 12 - Kenya’s rising rap stars, Anderson Mwakazi (aka Harshkid Luckystah) and fellow artists Benard Kaisa (aka Benkaizah) and Simon Mwanjala (aka...
One of Kenya’s Largest Elephants Dies
Nairobi, Feb 6 – One of Kenya’s iconic great elephants has died of natural causes at the age of 50, wildlife authorities said.
Nicknamed Tim,...
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...
KWS Probes “Poisoning” Death of Three Elephants in Taita-Taveta
Nairobi, Jan 29 - The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is investigating the death of three elephants in the Sagala area of Taita-Taveta County on...
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NAIROBI, Nov 12 (Swara)—African elephant populations have suffered dramatic declines over the past five decades, with forest elephants down by 90 per...
The Forgotten Gems of Marsabit National Park
By Santiago Legarre
In the early 20th century, newlyweds Martin and Osa Johnson left the United States on an...
Over One-Third of World’s Trees at Risk of Extinction – IUCN
NAIROBI, Oct 29 (Swara)—In a groundbreaking revelation, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has reported that 38 per cent of...
Good News for Samburu: Larsens is back!
By Santiago Legarre
Safari enthusiasts will be pleased to hear that the iconic Larsens...
Nairobi Convention Adopts 10-Year Plan for Western Indian Ocean Marine Protection
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