China Raises Protection For Pangolins By Removing Scales From Medicine List

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Adopt an Acre: Help Maasai Communities Tide over Covid-19 Crisis

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Coronavirus Impact on the Environment [Infographic]

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Research Shows Elephants Key to Savannah Management

Nairobi, April 7 - As wild herbivores are increasingly displaced by cattle in the African savannah, a new research paper has shown that the...

Coronavirus: Kuki Gallmann’s Thoughts on How to Restore Sanity

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Poachers Kill Two Rare White Giraffes in Kenya

Nairobi, March 10 - Poachers have killed two rare white giraffes - a female and its calf - at the Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy...

Growing Livestock Numbers Threaten Wild Herbivores in Kenya – Study

Nairobi, March 5 - Across Laikipia County in central Kenya, large wild herbivores, including endangered species like the reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebra and African...

Kenya Bans Commercial Slaughter of Donkeys Threatened by Demand in China

Nairobi, Feb 26 – Kenya’s agriculture minister has announced that the commercial slaughter of donkeys will be prohibited with effect from March after farmers...

China Bans Consumption of Wildlife to Combat Coronavirus

Nairobi, Feb 25 – China’s top legislative body has imposed a complete ban on the consumption of wildlife and vowed to crackdown on trade...

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