New app to offer live wildlife experience
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Virry, the BAFTA award winning wildlife app, are pleased to announce their new partnership, bringing...
Conservationists Unhappy with Path of New Railway Via Nairobi National Park
Conservation groups have rejected the path that the Kenyan government has proposed for routing of the second phase the new Standard Gauge Railway (SGR)...
New method to detect poaching shows major improvements
A team of scientists from Wildlife Conservation Society, University of York, and Uganda Wildlife Authority have developed a new method of detecting illegal...
Tanzania journalists establish movement to highlight conservation efforts in the country
Journalists in Tanzania have established a movement aimed at beefing up media coverage of conservation efforts in the country. Dubbed Tanzania Journalists for Conservation...
Kenya’s Director of Public Prosecutions seeks life sentence for ivory Trafficker
Kenya’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) now wants convicted ivory trafficker, Feisal Mohammed imprisoned for life. In an appeal to the High Court, the...
Feisal Mohammed appeals 20 year jail term for being in illegal possession of Ivory
Feisal Mohammed has appealed a 20-year jail term handed to him for being in illegal possession of ivory valued at Sh44 million. The business...
Mt. Longonot National park closed down due to poor sanitation
Kenya’s Mt Longonot national park was closed indefinitely due to poor sanitation. The department of public health ordered for the closure of the park...
Kenya Launches Dedicated Forestry Website
The East African Wild Life Society (EAWLS) launched a Wiki-style website where information on Kenya’s forests can be easily accessed and shared to boost...
Kenya Jails Ivory Trafficker for 20 Years
On Friday, a Mombasa law court sentenced Feisal Mohamed Ali to 20 years in jail after finding him guilty of illegal possession of ivory...
Ol Pejeta’s Ringo the Rhino Succumbs to Illness
Ringo, a Southern white rhino calf at Ol Pejeta Conservancy has died. The Rhino, named after one of the most successful drummers in UK...
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