Grey Crowned Crane Numbers in Steep Decline in Kenya
Nairobi, May 24 - The Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) is the world’s fastest declining crane. Found only in sub-Saharan Africa, the Grey Crowned...
Six Indigenous Flowering Trees for Vibrant Gardens
Story and photos by Cathy Watson
Indigenous trees are a must if you want a resilient garden that survives...
Restoring Nature along a Main Road in Nairobi
From bare earth to grass and trees, and then the frogs showed up
Story and photos by Cathy Watson
Nairobi’s new Waiyaki Way-Red Hill Link Road...
Cassin’s Hawk-Eagle Sighting on Mt Kenya
By Nick Trent
Mount Kenya, August 4, 2019 – The Cassin’s Hawk-Eagle, formerly classified as Spizaetus africanus, and more recently as Aquila africanus, is a small but robustly...
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...
Insecticide Poisoning Thought to Have Killed Five Elephants in Maasai Mara
Nairobi, Jan 22 – Five elephants found dead in the Olarro Conservancy and the surrounding areas in Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve this month...
Tsavo East National Park On Fire
A section of Tsavo East National Park caught fire last evening destroying hundreds of hectares of natural vegetation and threatening wildlife in the country's...
China Raises Protection For Pangolins By Removing Scales From Medicine List
The latest version of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia for 2020 does not include pangolins, which means the mammals will no longer be used in traditional...
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA): Phase 2A of Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta on 29 October launched the contentious second phase of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) that is to...
Scientists Report Steep Decline in Kenya’s Birds of Prey Populations
NAIROBI, Feb 1 (Swara) - A team of Kenyan and international scientists have reported widespread declines in the populations of Kenya’s birds of prey...
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