Kenya’s Mara Reserve Embarks on Rhino Monitoring Project

Nairobi, May 7 (Swara)—In an initiative to bolster conservation efforts, The Safari Collection and Footprint Trust have joined forces to spearhead a...

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...

Kenyan Herders Kill Six More Lions in Amboseli

Nairobi, May 14 (Swara) – Members of a community adjacent to the Amboseli National Park killed six lions in retaliation after the big cats...

A Promising Colobus Monkey Conservation Effort on the Kenyan Coast

By Cathy Watson At 8 a.m. on New Year’s Day, Ezekiel Okenye is watching a group of colobus monkeys. “I have seen them eating the...

Taxidermy of Last Male Northern White Rhino Displayed in Kenyan Museum

Nairobi, March 29 (Swara) - The taxidermy of the last male Northern White Rhino (NWR) known to the world, named “Sudan”, is now on...

Study Finds Rhinos Experience Physical Exertion During Translocation

Nairobi, Dec 15 (Swara) – A rhino can experience physical exertion during translocation similar to the strain felt by a runner participating in a...

Meet Swara Magazine Contributor Brian Finch

Nairobi, Oct 25 (Swara) - We’re lucky enough to have another SWARA Magazine contributor on the Exact Editions blog this week -- Brian Finch....

Countries Commit to Strengthen Conservation of Migratory Waterbirds

Nairobi, Oct 4 (Swara) - The Eighth Meeting of the Parties (MOP8) to the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) held under...

Monsoon, the Elephant Matriarch of Kenya’s North Dies

Nairobi, Sept 29 (Swara) - A wild African female elephant who survived being shot by poachers five times and delighted scientists by giving birth...

Toolbox to Reduce Conflict between Elephants and People Launched

NAIROBI, Aug 12 (Swara) - Save the Elephants (STE), the Kenyan-based research and conservation organisation, has developed a unique "how to" manual, the Human-Elephant...

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Pioneers in Elephant Conservation Honoured with Royal Geographical Society Prize

Nairobi, April 8 (Swara) - Two of Africa’s leading elephant conservationists, Dr Iain Douglas-Hamilton and Dr Jake Wall, have been awarded the...

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...

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 Steps Up Seagrass Conservation Efforts on World Seagrass Day 2025

Mombasa, Kenya, March 3 (Swara)—Kenya marked World Seagrass Day 2025 on March 1 by outlining new measures to strengthen the protection of...

Tragic Lion and Hyena Poisoning in Pololeti Game Reserve

Narok, Kenya, Feb 6 (Swara) - A devastating wildlife poisoning incident has claimed the lives of multiple lions and hyenas in Pololeti...

Developing Nations Disheartened by COP29 Climate Finance Goals

Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 24 (Swara) – The UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) concluded today with a breakthrough agreement on a new climate...

Beading a Brighter Future: Empowering Women in the Masai Mara

By Helen Njeri The Masai Mara, one of Africa’s most significant wildlife reserves, is located in southwestern Kenya and...