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...
Eggs Harvested from Last Northern White Rhinos in Bid to Stop Extinction
Nairobi, Aug 23 – In an effort to save the northern white rhino from complete extinction, an international consortium of scientists and conservationists have...
Kenya to Propose Total Ban of Ivory Trade at CITES Conference
Nairobi, July 31 – The next triennial meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of...
Five Black Rhinos to Move from Europe to Africa
Nairobi, June 20 - Five critically endangered black rhinos, born and bred in Europe, will be flown from Czech Republic to Akagera National Park...
EAWLS Alert: Proposed Dams along Mara River and Tributaries
photo credit: alert-conservation The East African Wild Life Society (EAWLS) has received an alert from Serengeti Watch, one of our conservation partners...
Press Release
EAST AFRICAN WILD LIFE SOCIETY CONDEMNS THE SHOOTING OF CONSERVATIONIST KUKI GALLMAN Nairobi, 24th April 2017: The East African Wild Life Society (EAWLS)...
Livestock Herders Wreak Havoc on Wildlife Conservancies in Laikipia
By Aidan Hartley Armed ethnic Pokot and Samburu herders began killing wildlife in Kenya the same day they invaded northern Laikipia’s Mugie Conservancy in...
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IUCN Splits Giraffes into Four Species in Conservation Shake-Up
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Talks on Global Plastics Treaty End Without Deal, States to Resume Negotiations
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Workplaces Must Lead the Way on Plastics Reform
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