Giraffes Floated to Safety from Flooded Kenyan Island
NAIROBI, March 4 – Rescuers have succeeded in moving to safety another giraffe marooned in a flooded island on Lake Baringo in the Kenyan...
EAWLS and BDO East Africa Form Tree Growing Partnership
NAIROBI, Jan 14 (Swara) – The East African Wild Life Society (EAWLS) and BDO East Africa, a member of an international network of public...
Court Affirms Jurisdiction in Landmark Environmental Case
Nairobi, March 20 (Swara) – Kenya’s Environment and Land Court (ELC) has ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear a petition challenging...
Kenya Launches National Wildlife Census
NAIROBI, May 8 – Kenya has launched a national wildlife census of both terrestrial and aquatic animals, the first-ever carried out in the country.
The...
UN Ocean Conference Ends with Commitments to Protect Marine Ecosystems
Nice, France – June 16 (Swara)—The Third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) closed on June 13 with a resounding call for global action...
EAWLS Elected to Lead WIO-C and Co-Chair Plastic Pollution Group
Nairobi, March 25 (Swara) - The East African Wild Life Society’s (EAWLS) Executive Director, Nancy Ogonje, has been elected as the new...
Earth Optimism Nairobi: Reasons for Good Cheer
Nairobi, March 22 - Earth Optimism -- a global movement promoting a positive outlook towards tackling problems related to environmental degradation and climate change...
Conservationist Colin Church’s Last Interview with Swara Magazine
As a tribute to Kenyan conservationist Colin Church, who passed away this week, we republish below an interview with him that appeared in the...
Vancouver Fashion Week turns spotlight towards endangered elephants
The Vancouver Fashion Week turned the spotlight toward endangered elephants, when Elephantasia hit the runway as part of the event’s second-to-last night. Produced by...
Kenya Begins Trans-locating Black Rhinos in Conservation Triumph
NAIROBI, Jan 16 (Swara) - Kenya's black rhinos were on the brink of extinction three decades ago. Today, their numbers have surged so rapidly...
Latest Articles
Return to the Wild: Rediscovering Ashnil Mara’s Timeless Allure
By Santiago Legarre
I met the managing director of Ashnil Hotels many years ago, at the Argentine Embassy in...
Soroi Samburu Lodge: Reviving a Classic on the Banks of the Ewaso Nyiro
By Santiago Legarre
At the inception of the 20th century, the renowned photographers Martin and Osa Johnson travelled to...
World-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall dies at 91
Nairobi, Oct 2 (Swara) – Dr Jane Goodall, the pioneering British primatologist whose 65-year study of wild chimpanzees in Tanzania transformed the...
Mt. Kulal Named Kenya’s 70th Important Bird and Biodiversity Area
MT. KULAL, Kenya, Sept. 22 (Swara) – Rising above the arid landscapes east of Lake Turkana, Mt. Kulal in Marsabit County has...
Meru National Park: The Elewana Experience
By Santiago Legarre
Safari enthusiasts often argue that conservancies offer a superior experience compared to national parks and reserves....
IUCN Splits Giraffes into Four Species in Conservation Shake-Up
WINDHOEK, Namibia, Aug 21 (Swara) – Giraffes, long thought to be a single species, have been formally recognised as four genetically distinct...
Talks on Global Plastics Treaty End Without Deal, States to Resume Negotiations
GENEVA, Aug 15 (Swara) — United Nations Member States ended 10 days of negotiations in Geneva on Friday without agreement on a...