Fanaka: First Baby Mountain Bongo Born in the Wild through Conservation Efforts
NANYUKI, Kenya, July 28 (Swara) - The first baby Mountain Bongo born in the wild through an 18-yearlong conservation programme has been captured on...
The Leopard: Lost and Found
By Santiago Legarre
One cold July morning of 2019 I left Basecamp Masai Mara very early with Dennis, a new and eager Maasai guide. As...
Global Challenge Returns to Support Africa’s Wildlife Rangers
NAIROBI, July 31 (Swara) - The fifth annual Wildlife Ranger Challenge, a two-month series of extreme fitness challenges, launched today on World...
Poachers Kill Two Southern White Rhinos in Kenya
Nairobi, Dec 10 – Poachers killed two southern male white rhinos in a wildlife sanctuary in northern Kenya last week, the conservancy said.
The privately-owned...
A Review of the Nairobi National Park Plan 2020-2030
Restoration calls for good science to guide management
By David Western
Nairobi, July 22 - Nairobi National Park (NNP) was gazetted as Kenya’s first park in...
A Zonkey! Rare Zebra-Donkey Hybrid Born In Kenya
A rare zedonk, born to a zebra mother and a donkey father, has been identified amid the wildlife of the Chyulu National Park in...
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...
KWS Seeks Name For Nairobi National Park Born Baby Rhino
January 16- Kenya Wildlife Service(KWS) on Saturday afternoon announced the birth of a southern white Rhino in Nairobi National Park.
KWS broke the good news...
Kenya Launches National Wildlife Census
NAIROBI, May 8 – Kenya has launched a national wildlife census of both terrestrial and aquatic animals, the first-ever carried out in the country.
The...
Suspected Kenyan Wildlife Trafficking Kingpin Extradited to United States
Nairobi, Jan 26 – Kenyan authorities have extradited a key wildlife and narcotics trafficking suspect, Mansur Mohamed Surur (a.k.a. Mansour), to the United States...
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