Congo government to open forest to new logging companies
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government is considering re-opening its forest to new logging companies. The tropical rainforest which is more than twice...
Richard Leakey’s Interview
Our Board Member, William Pike speaks candidly to Dr. Richard Leakey, the Chairman of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) about the threats facing wildlife...
Resson Kantai’s mission to save Elephants
Resson Kantai, a 30-year-old holder of a Master's degree in Conservation from Oxford University, is always at ease mingling with pastoral communities in Kenya's...
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...
Chinese conservation film breaks China’s box office records
A movie denouncing the human toll on marine life has broken China’s box office records a sign of increasing environmental awareness among the Chinese...
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, ...
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