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Nairobi, May 7 (Swara)—In an initiative to bolster conservation efforts, The Safari Collection and Footprint Trust have joined forces to spearhead a...
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Nairobi, April 30 (Swara) - The Environment and Land Court in Nyeri has extended the conservatory order against the Ihithe-Ndunyu Njeru road...
Southern Patas Monkey Nears Extinction in Kenya and Tanzania
Nairobi, April 30 (Swara) - Scientists warn that the Southern patas monkey, once thriving in Kenya and Tanzania's savannahs, faces imminent extinction, marking a...
Court Halts Construction of Controversial Road through Aberdare National Park
Nairobi, April 17 (Swara) – A court in Kenya has issued an injunction against the proposed construction of the Ihithe-Ndunyu Njeru Road through the...
Two Cheetah Cubs Run Over and Killed by Vehicles in Kenya’s Samburu Area
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Outcry as Poaching Again Threatens Amboseli Elephant Population
NAIROBI, March 18 (Swara) - In 1994, the world recoiled in horror when four distinguished elephants, subjects of the Amboseli Elephant Research Project, fell...
Nearly Half of Migratory Species Declining, Threatening Global Ecosystems
NAIROBI, Feb 13 (Swara) — The first-ever State of the World’s Migratory Species report, launched this week at a major UN wildlife conservation conference,...
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...
COP28 Approves Transition from Fossil Fuels Amid Heated Debates
DUBAI, Dec 13 (Swara) - In a groundbreaking yet contentious move, nations at the COP28 climate conference in Dubai agreed on Wednesday to a...
UN Conference Launches Climate Aid Fund for Vulnerable Nations
DUBAI, Dec 1 - In Dubai, delegates at this year's United Nations climate conference reached a significant agreement on November 30 to activate a...
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