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,...

Move Koroga Festival out of Hell’s Gate National Park

PRESS RELEASE Nairobi, Jan 31 - The Conservation Alliance of Kenya requests the organizers of the Naivasha Love Festival 2020 to move out of the...

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...

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...

Plans Underway to Transfer Northern White Rhino Embryos to Surrogates

In August 2019, a team of scientists and conservationists broke new ground in saving the northern white rhinoceros from extinction. They harvested eggs from...

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...

Matt, the Celebrated Kenyan Bull Elephant Dies

Nairobi, Oct 24 – One of northern Kenya’s largest elephants has died of natural causes, Save the Elephants charity eported, noting that the tusker,...

The Tragic Death of Teresai, the Bull Elephant of Samburu

Nairobi, Oct 15 - Teresai, the iconic bull elephant of Samburu in northern Kenya died last month when he fell into an abandoned septic...

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...

CITES Conference Adopts Decisions to Boost Wildlife Conservation

Nairobi, Aug 29 – The 18th Conference of Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)...

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Kenya Unveils Blue Economy Strategy Targeting KSh 350 Billion in Revenue

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