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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
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KWS to get prosecution unit to scale up conviction of people involved in wildlife...
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Kenya Incinerates Tonnes of Ivory in Stepped Up Effort to Save Elephants
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Summit to Discuss Ways to Save Elephants Opens in Kenya Ahead of Ivory Burning
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UNDP Administrator Urges Concerted Effort to Combat Wildlife Poaching
The head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called for concerted efforts to combat poaching and the trafficking of wildlife, a vice...
Kenyan Celebrities Step Up to the Plate for Wildlife Conservation
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KWS in a case on wildlife migration
The Supreme Court will hear an appeal in which Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) denies liability for damages caused by migrating wildlife. The court will...
Using Mathematical equations to combat wildlife poaching
A team of computer scientists from the University of Southern California (USC) have been successful in developing a new method to alleviate wildlife poaching....
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