Rhino Ear-Notching Under Way in Lewa Conservancy
NAIROBI, March 10 (Swara) - The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), in collaboration with the Wildlife Research and Training Institute (WRTI) and Lewa Borana Wildlife...
Satellite Imagery Reveals Elephants Choose Paths Leading to their Favourite Food
Nairobi, Dec 16 - As the human-elephant conflict continues to rise across Africa, researchers are searching for new ways to keep a watchful eye...
Study Finds Rhinos Experience Physical Exertion During Translocation
Nairobi, Dec 15 (Swara) – A rhino can experience physical exertion during translocation similar to the strain felt by a runner participating in a...
Kenya’s President Forbids Harvesting of Iconic Baobab Trees
NAIROBI, Nov 23 (Swara) – Kenya’s President William Ruto has called a halt to the uprooting of the iconic baobab trees in the coastal...
COP27 Ends with Pact on New “Loss and Damage” Fund for Vulnerable Countries
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Nov 21 (Swara) - The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 ended on November 20 in the Egyptian city of Sharm...
Meet Swara Magazine Contributor Brian Finch
Nairobi, Oct 25 (Swara) - We’re lucky enough to have another SWARA Magazine contributor on the Exact Editions blog this week -- Brian Finch....
Meet Swara Magazine Contributor, Rupi Mangat
Nairobi, Oct 18 (Swara) - We’re lucky enough to be interviewing travel and environmental writer Rupi Mangat today in our #MeetTheContributor series. She has...
Uganda’s Environment Watchdog Says Sugar Firm Damaged Forest, Orders Restoration
NAIROBI, Oct 7 (Swara) – Uganda’s National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has found that a private company allowed to establish a sugar plantation in...
Baffling Decision to Have Coca-Cola as UN Climate Conference Sponsor
NAIROBI, Oct 5 (Swara) - The government of Egypt has announced that it has signed a cooperation agreement with Coca-Cola, introducing the company as...
Countries Commit to Strengthen Conservation of Migratory Waterbirds
Nairobi, Oct 4 (Swara) - The Eighth Meeting of the Parties (MOP8) to the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) held under...
Latest Articles
EAWLS Opposes Proposed Road Project in Aberdare Ecosystem
NAIROBI, May 24 (Swara) - The East African Wild Life Society (EAWLS) has raised serious objections to the proposed upgrading of the Ihithe-Aberdare Forest-Ndunyu...
Kenyan Herders Kill Six More Lions in Amboseli
Nairobi, May 14 (Swara) – Members of a community adjacent to the Amboseli National Park killed six lions in retaliation after the big cats...
A Promising Colobus Monkey Conservation Effort on the Kenyan Coast
By Cathy Watson
At 8 a.m. on New Year’s Day, Ezekiel Okenye is watching a group of colobus monkeys. “I have seen them eating the...
Taxidermy of Last Male Northern White Rhino Displayed in Kenyan Museum
Nairobi, March 29 (Swara) - The taxidermy of the last male Northern White Rhino (NWR) known to the world, named “Sudan”, is now on...
UN Panel Urges Rapid Climate Action for Sustainable Living
Nairobi, March 22 (Swara) - Multiple, feasible and effective options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to human-caused climate change exist and are...
Rhino Ear-Notching Under Way in Lewa Conservancy
NAIROBI, March 10 (Swara) - The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), in collaboration with the Wildlife Research and Training Institute (WRTI) and Lewa Borana Wildlife...
Satellite Imagery Reveals Elephants Choose Paths Leading to their Favourite Food
Nairobi, Dec 16 - As the human-elephant conflict continues to rise across Africa, researchers are searching for new ways to keep a watchful eye...