Lion Cubs born in Rwanda in over two decades
Three lion cubs were born in a wildlife park in Rwanda boosting efforts to restore the country's lion population, which was wiped out following...
Jogger gets a rare crocodile encounter in Karura Forest
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With only three left in the world: will science save the northern white rhino...
Under the watchful eyes of a group of heavily armed guards, three rhinos graze on the grassland of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya....
Title deeds for plots on riparian land to be revoked
Over 2,000 titles deeds for plots on riparian reserves will be revoked. Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero gave a directive to the National Land Commission...
Blind Man and his armless friend have planted over 10,000 trees
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Thailand refuses to submit Elephant tusks to Kenya for ivory trafficking trial
Authorities in Thailand have refused to release elephant tusks needed for the trial of a man, his two sons and two other suspects in...
India to burn its Ivory stockpile in stand against poaching
Just a few weeks after Kenya set 105 tonnes of its ivory stockpile on fire, experts in India are seeking provision to destroy the...
Counting cheetahs: a new approach yields results in the Maasai Mara
Femke Broekhuis, University of Oxford Being a cheetah researcher in Kenya’s Maasai Mara, I’m often asked how many cheetahs there are in the region....
Ingenious Poachers Could Erode Kenya’s Bold Efforts Against Wildlife Crime – report
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
In a bid to counter the rampant poaching of the African elephant, Bathawk Recon, a Tanzanian-registered company that strives to stem the menace through...
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