Kenya Ponders Alternative Rail Route amid Concern over Effects to Wildlife
The Kenyan government is considering an alternative path for the new 472-kilometre standard gauge railway from the port city of Mombasa to the capital...
Three Giraffes Electrocuted in Kenya’s Soysambu Conservancy
Nairobi, Feb 23 – Three giraffes were electrocuted to death when they came into contact with live power transmission lines in Soysambu Wildlife Conservancy...
Conservationist Colin Church’s Last Interview with Swara Magazine
As a tribute to Kenyan conservationist Colin Church, who passed away this week, we republish below an interview with him that appeared in the...
Monsoon, the Elephant Matriarch of Kenya’s North Dies
Nairobi, Sept 29 (Swara) - A wild African female elephant who survived being shot by poachers five times and delighted scientists by giving birth...
Kenya US MOU to tackle poaching and illegal logging
US Interior Secretary Sally Jewell held a three day visit in Kenya as part of her three-nation tour of Africa to address wildlife trafficking...
Tribunal Halts Construction of Second Phase of Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway
Kenya’s National Environmental Tribunal on Thursday issued an order halting the construction of the second phase of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) between...
Marsabit Rock Agama: Another New Lizard Species in Kenya
By Beryl A. Bwong
NAIROBI, June 2 - Rock Agamas are some of the most conspicuous lizards. They occur locally in large numbers and are...
The Bones of Karanja: Popular Black Rhino Preserved at Kenya National Museum
By Delta Willis
Kenya’s National Museum in Nairobi is famous for its bones, from fossilized skulls of human ancestors to the fully preserved skeleton of...
Toolbox to Reduce Conflict between Elephants and People Launched
NAIROBI, Aug 12 (Swara) - Save the Elephants (STE), the Kenyan-based research and conservation organisation, has developed a unique "how to" manual, the Human-Elephant...
Countries Sign Up to Global Methane Reduction Pledge
NAIROBI, Nov 3 (Swara) – Some 103 countries have formed a global partnership committed to cutting emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas, by 2030.
The...
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