Study Warns Fencing Could Trigger Collapse of Greater Mara Ecosystem
With land privatization and fencing of thousands of hectares of communal grazing areas, East Africa is struggling with one of the most radical...
Ugandan Royalty: Lions in the Pearl of Africa
By Michael Schwartz My colleague Moses Konde and I were in Kidepo Valley National Park last year, hoping to film an elephant migration...
Tribunal Halts Construction of Second Phase of Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway
Kenya’s National Environmental Tribunal on Thursday issued an order halting the construction of the second phase of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) between...
SGR phase II beacons found in Oloolua forest
The East African Wild Life Society is raising concern that the impacts of the proposed Standard Gauge Railway to Naivasha is extending beyond...
Ireland Shines Green Light on Kenyan Rhinos Marking St Patrick’s Day
By Paul Udoto Two iconic rhinos in Kenya have been ‘greened’ as part of global celebrations to mark St Patrick’s Day. The statues...
Ireland Shines Green Light on Kenyan Rhinos to Mark St Patrick’s Day
By Paul Udoto Two iconic rhinos in Kenya have been ‘greened’ as part of global celebrations to mark St Patrick’s Day. The statues...
Kenya’s Wildlife Populations Decline as Livestock Numbers Grow – Study
Over the past four decades populations of almost all the common wildlife species in Kenya have fallen to one third or less of their...
Tanzania Delineating National Parks to Prevent Encroachment
All 16 national parks in Tanzania will be delineated and their boundaries marked with beacons by January 31 in an effort to prevent encrochment...
One of Kenya’s oldest Black Rhinos Dies in Lewa Conservancy
One of Kenya’s oldest black rhinos has died in the country’s Lewa Wildlife Conservancy at the ripe old of age of 42. Solio, also...
Conservationists Step Up to the Plate to Combat Wildlife Poisoning
By Nic Elliot Poison is wreaking havoc on wildlife populations throughout Africa. It affects a wide variety of species, ranging from elephants, lions and...
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