Farming in Amboseli Wildlife Area Thwarted…
Story and Photos by Kang-Chun Cheng
In August 2020, an enterprise called KiliAvo Fresh Ltd began establishing an avocado farm on its 72-hectare (180 acres)...
Hyenas Kill Two Children, Maul Five Other People in Kenya
Nairobi, Sept 17 – The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) will compensate the family of two children killed and five other people mauled by marauding...
Forest Firsts, Facts and Fascinations
The Lirhanda Hill in Kakamega Forest has its own microclimate, which differs from that of the surrounding woodland, towering as it does above the...
Pandemic Safari: A Game of Mixed Feelings
By Santiago Legarre
Life is a game of mixed feelings. We always tend to see the grass greener on the other side. Safari is like...
Kenya’s Wildlife Census Records 12 Per Cent Growth in Elephant Population
Nairobi, September 1 – Kenya’s elephant population rose by 12 per cent from 32,214 in 2014 to 36,169 animals in 2021, according to newly...
Kenya Airways and USAID’s ROUTES Campaign Partner to Protect Wildlife
Nairobi, Aug 16 - Kenya Airways (KQ) and the USAID-led Reducing Opportunities for Unlawful Transport of Endangered Species (ROUTES) partnership have come together to create awareness...
UN Report on Climate Change Spells Out Humanity’s Damage to the Planet
Nairobi, Aug 10 – The United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a group of scientists whose findings are endorsed by the world's...
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...
Conservationist Joannah Stutchbury Murdered in Kenya
Nairobi, July 16 – Unknown assailants shot and killed environment activist Joannah Stutchbury, 67, outside her home near the Windsor Country Club in the...
KWS, FoNNaP and Youth Unite to Remove Invasive Weed from Nairobi National Park
By Dr. Elizabeth Migongo-Bake, Chair, FoNNAP’s Habitat & Wildlife Committee
Nairobi, July 14 – The Nairobi National Park and the neighouring private wildlife sanctuaries...
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