Kenya’s canine cops sniff out illegal ivory
A dog’s ability to smell is believed to be between 1,000 and 10,000 times better than humans. The right dog can...
4 Police Officers arrested for possession of Ivory
Four Administration Police officers belonging to the ‘Security of Government Buildings’ Unit based at Uhuru Camp in Nairobi were arrested trying to sell five...
Tsavo National Park, Kenya’s Vanishing diamond
The 22,000km2 Tsavo area is made up of the Tsavo West and Tsavo East National parks - making it the largest national park in...
Kenya to host biggest Ivory destruction in Africa
Kenya will host the biggest destruction of ivory in Africa’s history. The ivory burning event will take place in Nairobi under the glare of...
Sauti Sol Named as the Giant’s Club Ambassadors
Kenya’s popular Afro-pop band Sauti Sol are the Kenyan Giants Club ambassadors. The four-piece band, which was formed in 2008 and has toured Africa,...
China Pledges support to Conservation activities in Kenya
The Chinese government has vowed to proactively engage with Kenyan institutions and local communities to strengthen conservation of wildlife and other ecological treasures, ...
Kenya to host historical gathering to tackle poaching crisis
Kenya will host a historic gathering of African leaders to address the elephant-poaching crisis in the first meeting of the Giants Club, the wildlife-protection...
4 Suspects arrested in connection with the Ol- Pejeta Rhino killing
Four suspected poachers have been arrested in connection with the killing of a female Black Rhino at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia County. Two...
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...
Rare White Giraffe spotted in Tanzania
A rare white giraffe calf was recently spotted in Tanzania’s Tarangire National Park. The giraffe was first spotted by Scientists at the New Hampshire-based...
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