KWS may fence Nairobi National park to reduce human wildlife conflict cases
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) may have to fence the entire Nairobi National Park in order to contain the animals and reduce human-wildlife conflicts....
Kenya Launches Lion and Spotted Hyena Conservation Plan
Nairobi, Aug 7 – Kenya has launched a National Recovery and Action Plan for Lions and Hyenas that will ran over the next 10...
Kenyan Court Issues Injunction against Avocado Farming in Amboseli
NAIROBI, March 24 – A Kenyan court has ordered a company that is working to establish an avocado farm near the Amboseli National Park,...
KWS Pilot Killed in a Plane Crash
Nairobi, Nov 19 – A light aircraft belonging to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) crashed at Magadi on Thursday killing the pilot, the service...
Mountain Gorillas Reclassified from “Critically Endangered” to “Endangered”
Nairobi, Nov 16 – The number of mountain gorillas in the wild has gradually increased over the past 30 years, and are up from...
Agroforestry Yields Livelihood Improvements for Farmers in Kenya
Nairobi, Jan 9 - Scientists from World Agroforestry (ICRAF) have found modest, yet statistically significant, improvements in the livelihoods of farmers involved with an...
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...
Astounding Progress: Kampala’s Plan for Trees
By Story and photos by Cathy Watson
Thirty years ago, Kampala was a town of half a million people on seven green hills. Today it...
Lowland Bongos Discovered in Uganda
By Curtis Abraham
Conservationists the world over continue to bemoan the rapid loss of the world’s biodiversity. Almost monthly it seems, a new report emerges...
Call to Save Kenya’s Ondiri Swamp and its Quaking Bog
By Cathy Watson
A remarkable ‘quaking bog’ and critical source of water for the Kenyan capital is under severe threat, according to conservationists who attended...