With only three left in the world: will science save the northern white rhino...
Under the watchful eyes of a group of heavily armed guards, three rhinos graze on the grassland of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya....
UN Urges Concerted Global Action against Wildlife Crime
Poaching and illegal trade in thousands of species across the world present real environmental dangers and undermine the rule of law, a new report...
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...
Campaign to Save Elephants launched by Kenya’s First Lady
Kenya’s First Lady, Margaret Kenyatta launched a conservation campaign to save elephants and rhinos. The Elephant Education Campaign Walk dubbed “ivory belongs to elephants,”...
Chinese Man arrested at JKIA with ivory bangles valued at Sh300,000
A Chinese man was arrested at the JKIA on Monday night for having ivory valued at Sh300,000 in the form of bangles. Police said...
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)...
KWS Pilot Killed in a Plane Crash
Nairobi, Nov 19 – A light aircraft belonging to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) crashed at Magadi on Thursday killing the pilot, the service...
First Africa Protected Areas Congress opens in Rwanda
KIGALI, July 18 (Swara) – The IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) – the first-ever Pan-African gathering of leaders, citizens, and interest groups focused...
Kenya Launches Lion and Spotted Hyena Conservation Plan
Nairobi, Aug 7 – Kenya has launched a National Recovery and Action Plan for Lions and Hyenas that will ran over the next 10...
We Must Tame Our Appetite for Opening Up New Places
Achilles Byaruhanga, 52, is the Executive Director of NatureUganda. Cathy Watson interviewed the renowned environmentalist in his office in Kampala.
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