What does COVID-19 have to do with nature? These 5 articles explain
Editor’s note: The COVID-19 pandemic has spread around the world at lightning speed, infecting more than 1,800,000 people and killing more than 113,000 people to...
Kenya’s Food Security Threatened by Locust Infestation
A desert locust infestation- the worst in 25 years- is spreading through Northern Kenya after wreaking havoc in Somalia and Ethiopia, posing a significant...
The Forgotten Gems of Marsabit National Park
By Santiago Legarre
In the early 20th century, newlyweds Martin and Osa Johnson left the United States on an...
Tsavo’s Iconic Tusker, Il Talal, Dies
NAIROBI, April 13 – One of Kenya’s most iconic elephants, Il Talal, the colossus of Tsavo National Park died this week after apparent colon...
4 Animals Who Are Better At April Fool’s Day Than You!
Here are 4 practical jokers whose pranks are really the bee’s knees:
1. Elephants
A herd of elephants gave rangers at the Thula Thula wildlife reserve...
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...
Scientists Propose Changes to Biodiversity Protection Criteria
Nairobi, April 12 - Researchers have warned that a commitment by countries to designate more of the planet’s land and oceans as protected areas...
Sudan the Rhinoceros (1973–2018)
Obituary by Dr Kes Hillman Smith
Sudan, the last known male Northern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) died on Monday 19th March aged 45,...
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...
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The Missing Science of Ocean Regeneration
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Exploring the Serengeti
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When my Argentine friends Gabriel and Maria Raquel told me that they would travel to Africa...
Mystery surrounds 15 elephant deaths in Amboseli
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