Scientists Create Northern White Rhino Embryos in Bid to Save Subspecies
Nairobi, Sept 12 – Efforts to bring the northern white rhinoceros from the brink of extinction have moved a step further with the successful...
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...
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...
The Elephant Pricing Scam
In the investigative article below, reproduced with permission, wildlife crime investigator and photographer Karl Ammann exposes corruption, forgery, and fraud on a massive scale...
An interview with Richard Leakey…
Richard Leakey, who died on 2nd January 2022, served as chairman of the East African Wild Life Society from 1984 to 1989. He spoke...
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...
Landmark Report Shows Alarming Rates of Species Extinctions
Nairobi, May 6 - Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history -- and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with...
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...
China Bans Wildlife Trade Due To Corona virus Outbreak
Jan 27th- The outbreak of a new virus linked to a wildlife market in central China has prompted a temporary nationwide ban on selling...
Conservationists in Kenya Decry Plans to Weaken Forest Protection Law
NAIROBI, Jan 24 (Swara) – Conservation organisations in Kenya on Monday demanded that parliament withdraw a proposed amendment to the country’s forest protection law,...