Wildlife Lovers Choose a New Big 5 in Photography

NAIROBI, May 24 – The elephant, polar bear, gorilla, tiger, and lion are the 2021 winners of the New Big 5 project, wildlife, conservation,...

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 Poacher Arrested with Elephant Tusk in Tsavo West

Nairobi, April 29 – A Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) security team has arrested a suspected poacher in possession of an elephant tusk in the...

Study Shows Decline in Kenya’s Augur Buzzard Raptor Population

Nairobi, April 27 - The population of Augur Buzzard, a bird of prey common to eastern and southwestern Africa, has been declining in Kenya...

Kenyan Company Loses Bid to Farm in Wildlife Dispersal Area

Nairobi, April 27 – An agribusiness firm in Kenyan has failed in its attempt to have a court revoke an official order barring it...

New Embryos Created in another Step in Northern White Rhino Rescue Bid

NAIROBI, April 22 - The international consortium of scientists and conservationists working to prevent the extinction of the northern white rhino through advanced assisted...

Last of Nine Stranded Giraffes Floated off Disappearing Kenyan Island

NAIROBI, April 13 – An international rescue has finally been completed as the last of nine critically endangered Rothschild’s giraffe were floated to safety...

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...

Kenyan Court Issues Injunction against Avocado Farming in Amboseli

NAIROBI, March 24 – A Kenyan court has ordered a company that is working to establish an avocado farm near the Amboseli National Park,...

Giraffes Floated to Safety from Flooded Kenyan Island

NAIROBI, March 4 – Rescuers have succeeded in moving to safety another giraffe marooned in a flooded island on Lake Baringo in the Kenyan...

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Kenya Unveils Blue Economy Strategy Targeting KSh 350 Billion in Revenue

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NAIROBI, Nov 28 (Swara) – Elephants in Kenya have demonstrated an ability to adapt to and ignore surveillance drones, a discovery researchers...

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