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
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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....
Ingenious Poachers Could Erode Kenya’s Bold Efforts Against Wildlife Crime – report
Kenya is taking a bold stand against wildlife crime through improved enforcement action, higher penalties for wildlife criminals and last year it was the...
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to the Rescue of Elephants
In a bid to counter the rampant poaching of the African elephant, Bathawk Recon, a Tanzanian-registered company that strives to stem the menace through...
Ivory Burn will not result to a price increase – KWS
The Kenya Wildlife Service has refuted claims by some conservationists and economists that burning ivory will lead to an increase in the price. According...
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