Kenyan Govt Halts Construction of Amusement Facility in Hell’s Gate Park
Nairobi, April 30 - The Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife, Najib Balala, has ordered the suspension the construction of an amusement park in...
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...
World Pledges to Use Innovation to Tackle Environmental Challenges
Nairobi, March 18 – At the close of the Fourth UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, the world laid the groundwork for a radical shift...
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...
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...
Kenya rises to the top five in global clean energy ranking
Kenya has been ranked fifth globally in an annual Bloomberg index measuring investments and opportunities in clean energy, underlining the country’s position as the...
Kenya Using Lion Contraceptive To Protect Black Rhino From Predator
FILE - A group of lionesses walk the plain in the Masai Mara game reserve in Kenya.
Nairobi, July 20 - Kenya's Wildlife Service (KWS)...
Conservatory Order Extended to Protect Aberdare National Park and Forest
Nairobi, April 30 (Swara) - The Environment and Land Court in Nyeri has extended the conservatory order against the Ihithe-Ndunyu Njeru road...
Hundreds Of Elephants Dead In Mysterious Mass Die-off
Nairobi, July 2 - Hundreds of elephants have died mysteriously in Botswana's famed Okavango Delta, according to an official who ruled out poaching as...
Renowned Conservationist Richard Leakey Dies
NAIROBI, Jan 2 – Renowned paleontologist and conservationist Richard Leakey died on Sunday at the age of 77, Kenya’s president announced. Leakey served as...
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IUCN Splits Giraffes into Four Species in Conservation Shake-Up
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Talks on Global Plastics Treaty End Without Deal, States to Resume Negotiations
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