UN Resolution Urges Intensified Action Agaist Illegal Wildlife Trade
One of the resolutions passed by the world’s environment ministers at the end of the second session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2)...
Kenya to push for international ban on ivory trade
Kenya will push for a total ban on global ivory trade during the Conference of the Parties (CoP17) meeting in South Africa this September....
Kenya’s President says Environmental Protection Key for Economic Growth
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged decision-makers from across the world to prioritize environmental action in support of economic and societal growth. Representatives from...
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...
Uganda Wildlife Authority nabs 152 Tortoises Valued at Shs2.5 Billion
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) on Monday impounded 152 tortoises from the Eastern Uganda district of Mbale. The tortoises were displayed to the media...
Tanzania Government orders herders out of protected areas
Thousands of heads of cattle, goats and sheep have crossed into Tanzania from neighboring Kenya and Uganda in recent months searching for water and...
Suspected poachers arrested in Marsabit
Five suspected poachers, among them three Ethiopians believed to be behind the killing of an elephant and its calf were arrested in Marsabit County....
Jogger gets a rare crocodile encounter in Karura Forest
A morning jogger was recently treated to a rare sight of a crocodile in Karura forest. The jogger was going about his usual morning...
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....
Counting cheetahs: a new approach yields results in the Maasai Mara
Femke Broekhuis, University of Oxford Being a cheetah researcher in Kenya’s Maasai Mara, I’m often asked how many cheetahs there are in the region....
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