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...
Tanzania to Allow Settlers into Protected Areas
Arusha, Tanzania, March 8 - The conservation world was alarmed by a recent directive from the president of Tanzania to open up protected areas...
EAWLS Voices Concern over Reported Forestland Allocations
Nairobi, March 6 2019 - The East African Wild Life Society (EAWLS) and its sub-committee, the Kenya Forests Working Group (KFWG), have noted with...
Wildfires Char Large Swathes of Mt. Kenya Forest
Nairobi, March 1 - Wildfires that are still raging on have charred huge swathes of moorland in the Mount Kenya National Park, local newspapers...
Rare Giant Pangolin Found in Uganda
By Curtis Abraham
Kampala, Feb 20 - As part of its ongoing hidden camera-trap project in Uganda, conservationists working with the United Kingdom’s Chester Zoo’s...
Chinese Woman Jailed in Tanzania for Ivory Trafficking
Nairobi, Feb 20 - A Tanzanian court has convicted Chinese citizen Yang Fenglan, who is popularly known as the “Ivory Queen”, on charges of...
Hope for Nairobi National Park
by Bryony Anderson
Nairobi, Feb 19 - Friends of Nairobi National Park (FoNNaP) is a membership driven, not for profit organisation dedicated to protecting Kenya’s...
Rare Black Leopard Caught on Camera in Laikipia, Kenya
Nairobi, Feb 13 - A wildlife photographer has caught on camera images of a rare black leopard in the Wilderness Camp in Kenya’s Laikipia...
Twenty Vultures Die, Five Rescued after Poisoning Incident in Maasai Mara
Nairobi, Feb 6 – Twenty critically endangered vultures have died after feeding on a poisoned spotted hyena at the periphery of the world famous...
Amendments to Kenya’s Wildlife Laws Explained
Nairobi, Jan 28 - The amended Kenyan law on wildlife -- Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2019 -- came into force on the 4th...
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Nairobi, July 2 - Zebras, specifically odours found in their skin, may provide leads to boost the management of the deadly and devastating African...
Kenyan Court Cancels Permit to Build Coal-Fired Power Plant in Lamu
Nairobi, June 27 – A Kenyan court has ordered the cancellation of a licence issued to a company to build a coal-fired electricity production...
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...
Death of a Legend: Dian Fossey’s ‘Little Darling’ Gorilla Passes On
By Curtis Abraham
Kampala, June 7 - Poppy, the last living gorilla featured by famed American primatologist Dian Fossey in her bestselling book, “Gorillas in...
Call to Save Kenya’s Ondiri Swamp and its Quaking Bog
By Cathy Watson
A remarkable ‘quaking bog’ and critical source of water for the Kenyan capital is under severe threat, according to conservationists who attended...
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...
Landmark Report Shows Alarming Rates of Species Extinctions
Nairobi, May 6 - Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history -- and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with...