Speedy Trial of Wildlife Crime Suspects in Kenya Not Certain – Report
Nairobi, Aug 24 – High-profile traffickers in illegal wildlife products in Kenya are not being brought to justice with certainty, according to the latest...
Conservationists Urge Tanzania Not to Build Dam in Selous Game Reserve
Conservationists are urging the Tanzanian government to stop plans to build a hydropower dam in the country’s Selous Game Reserve, saying the project...
Four New Male Lions Seen in Samburu
photo credit Robbie Labanowski. The Ewaso Lions Project in Kenya has reported the arrival of four new males (who have manes!) in Samburu – the...
Aerial Wildlife Census in Masai Mara Ecosystem Counts Nearly 2,500 Elephants
A census of elephants in the Masai Mara ecosystem in May this year counted 2,493 elephants, a significant increase from the the 1,448 animals...
Aerial Survey Counts 12,840 Elephants in Tsavo-Mkomazi Ecosystem
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and its partners have completed an aerial count of elephats in the Tsavo-Mkomazi ecosystem in Kenya and Tanzania,...
Changing the Course of History for Kenya’s Wildlife
By Paula Kahumbu On May 31st we all cheered at the inauguration of the first phase of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from...
World Oceans Day: “Our oceans, our future”
A healthy ocean requires robust global knowledge of ocean science, the head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)...
Record Clean Energy Capacity Added as Cost for Renewables Falls – Report
The world is now adding more green energy capacity each year than it adds in new capacity from all fossil fuels combined, according...
WWF and FFI Applaud Rwanda for Doubling Gorilla Viewing Fees
The government of Rwanda, one of the three range countries for the Critically Endangered mountain gorilla, is making headlines for doubling the price...
The Avian Visitors of Kilifi Gardens
by Joanna Hewitt-Stubbs Our Kilifi Garden on the Kenyan coast has become refuge for a number of unusual avian visitors in the last...
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