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Kenya Launches Lion and Spotted Hyena Conservation Plan
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EAWLS Urges Prosecution of Satima Escarpment Forest Grabbers
Nairobi, Aug 4 – The East African Wild Life Society (EAWLS) on Tuesday urged the Kenya Forests Service (KFS) to initiate prosecution against individuals...
COVID-19: Conservation and Tourism Need Greater Support
By Benjamin Mkapa
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A Review of the Nairobi National Park Plan 2020-2030
Restoration calls for good science to guide management
By David Western
Nairobi, July 22 - Nairobi National Park (NNP) was gazetted as Kenya’s first park in...
Kenya Using Lion Contraceptive To Protect Black Rhino From Predator
FILE - A group of lionesses walk the plain in the Masai Mara game reserve in Kenya.
Nairobi, July 20 - Kenya's Wildlife Service (KWS)...
Elephant Poaching Has Only Declined in East Africa – Report
Nairobi, July 2 - Although initial research suggested otherwise, poaching of African elephants has not decreased since 2011 in western, southern, and central Africa,...
Hundreds Of Elephants Dead In Mysterious Mass Die-off
Nairobi, July 2 - Hundreds of elephants have died mysteriously in Botswana's famed Okavango Delta, according to an official who ruled out poaching as...
COVID-19: Persecution of Bats Unjustified
By Curtis Abraham
Kampala, June 29 - Various species of bats, key environmental service providers, are being persecuted and exterminated in parts of the world...
Rafiki, Uganda’s Charismatic Mountain Gorilla Killed
By Curtis Abraham
Kampala, June 16 - The global lockdown to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to have indirectly led to the...
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