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)...
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...
Proposed Dam Threatens Uganda’s Murchison Falls Ecosystem, Cultural Heritage
By Curtis Abraham
Kampala, July 26 - A plan to construct a 360MW power plant on Uganda’s River Nile, at Murchison Falls National Park in...
Zebra Odour May Repel Tsetse Flies and Boost Trypanosomiasis Control
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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...
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...
Human Activity Takes Heavy Toll on Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem – Study
Nairobi, April 8 - The 40,000km2 Serengeti-Mara plain that straddles the border of Kenya and Tanzania is famous for its abundant and diverse wildlife. It is...
Tool-using Chimp Culture Found in Democratic Republic of Congo
Scientists have discovered a new chimpanzee “behavioral realm” in the Bili-Uéré region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the conservation and environmental science...
Some 539 Giraffe Documented in Masai Mara’s Ol Kinyei Conservancy
Nairobi, March 19 - A survey of giraffe in the Ol Kinyei Conservancy in the Masai Mara found a total of 539 different individuals...
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