Twenty Vultures Die, Five Rescued after Poisoning Incident in Maasai Mara
Nairobi, Feb 6 – Twenty critically endangered vultures have died after feeding on a poisoned spotted hyena at the periphery of the world famous...
Amendments to Kenya’s Wildlife Laws Explained
Nairobi, Jan 28 - The amended Kenyan law on wildlife -- Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2019 -- came into force on the 4th...
Insecticide Poisoning Thought to Have Killed Five Elephants in Maasai Mara
Nairobi, Jan 22 – Five elephants found dead in the Olarro Conservancy and the surrounding areas in Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve this month...
Twenty-six Elephants Reportedly Die in Maasai Mara in Three Months
Nairobi, Dec 19 – Twenty-six elephants have reportedly died in unclear circumstances over the past three months in Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve, a...
WWF Deplores Tanzania’s Decision to Build Dam in Selous National Reserve
Nairobi, Dec 18 – WWF has voiced concern over a decision by the Tanzanian government to proceed with the construction of a hydro-electricity power...
Lowland Bongos Discovered in Uganda
By Curtis Abraham
Conservationists the world over continue to bemoan the rapid loss of the world’s biodiversity. Almost monthly it seems, a new report emerges...
Three Black Rhinos Found Dead in Kenya’s Maasai Mara Reserve
Nairobi, Nov 22 – Wildlife officials in Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve said on Thursday that they were investigating the deaths of three black...
Newly Discovered Edible Cricket Promises Plenty of Protein for Man and Beast
Nairobi, Nov 21 - Researchers at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, have discovered a new,...
Mountain Gorillas Reclassified from “Critically Endangered” to “Endangered”
Nairobi, Nov 16 – The number of mountain gorillas in the wild has gradually increased over the past 30 years, and are up from...
The Bones of Karanja: Popular Black Rhino Preserved at Kenya National Museum
By Delta Willis
Kenya’s National Museum in Nairobi is famous for its bones, from fossilized skulls of human ancestors to the fully preserved skeleton of...
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