WWF says it did not push for rhino relocation process where 11 died

By Reuters,

The World Wildlife Fund has rejected the findings of a Kenyan parliamentary inquiry that said the conservation group pushed Kenyan authorities to spee...

Rhino , WWF

PHOTOS: Prince Harry, Meghan and child Archie begin South Africa tour

By Imani Mitchelle,

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex have officially begun their 10-day tour to South Africa with their child Archie. According ...

baby archie , Meghan Markle. , Prince Harry , south africa

Africa’s gentle giraffes threatened with ‘silent extinction’

By VOA,

vFor most of his life as a Samburu warrior, Lesaiton Lengoloni thought nothing of hunting giraffes, the graceful giants so common a feature of the Ken...

africa , Extinction , Giraffes

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta talks tough on ivory trade war

By PSCU,

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has reaffirmed Kenya’s push for closure of all ivory trade markets across the world. She said Kenya will continue wi...

ivory trade , Margaret Kenyatta

Raise the bar at AFCON, ex-midfielder Mulama challenges Migne

By Godfrey Ashiali,

Harambee Stars ex-midfielder Simeon Mulama has challenged the national football team head coach, Sebastien Migne, to raise the bar by guiding the team...

afcon , Egypt , Harambee Stars , raise the bar , Sebastien Migne , Simeon Mulama

Iran’s Khamenei urges crackdown on illegal arms, social media curbs

By Reuters,

Iran’s top leader called on Sunday for a crackdown on illegal weapons after the rare shooting of a cleric, and said easy access to guns in the Unite...

Iran

At least 28 hippos found dead in Ethiopia’s national park

By CNN,

The bodies of at least 28 hippopotamuses have been found in Ethiopia's national park in the southwest of the country, local media reported Monday. ...

Scales from world’s most trafficked mammal disguised as ‘frozen beef’ from Nigeria

By CNN,

Authorities in Singapore have seized one of the largest ever shipments of pangolin scales en route to Vietnam, worth an estimated $38.7million (Ksh.3....

frozen beef , pangolin scales

Suspected rhino poacher is killed by an elephant and then eaten by lions

By CNN,

Only a skull and a pair of trousers remained after a suspected rhino poacher was killed by an elephant and then eaten by lions in Kruger National Park...

Kruger National Park , poacher , south africa

Cameroon busts ivory, pangolin traffickers

By VOA,

Police in Cameroon have arrested four wildlife traffickers caught with huge quantities of elephant tusks and scales from pangolins. The traffickers, s...

Cameroon , Elephant Tusks , Pangolins

Barclays sees more jobs under automation cloud

By Kepha Muiruri,

Barclays Bank Kenya (BBK) expects to see the creation of additional jobs to directly account for roles lost to automation, alleviating noteworthy conc...

Absa Group , automation , Barclays Bank Kenya PLC

Botswana has ‘significant elephant-poaching problem,’ conservation group says

By CNN,

Botswana, long considered a safe haven for elephants in Africa, has "a significant elephant-poaching problem," according to a conservationist group th...

Botswana

Tanzanian court sentences Chinese ‘Ivory Queen’ to 15 years for smuggling

By Reuters,

A Tanzanian court sentenced a prominent Chinese businesswoman dubbed the “Ivory Queen” to 15 years in prison on Tuesday for smuggling the tusks of...

chinese , Elephant Tusks , Ivory Queen , Tanzania , Yang Feng Glan

Gor show guile and class, put Zamalek to the sword

By Matthews Mutai,

Kenyan powerhouse Gor Mahia showed guile, class, endurance and tremendous energy, rallying from a goal down to seal a memorable 4-2 win over battling ...

CAF Confedartiosn Cup , Dennis Oliech , GOR MAHIA , Jacques Tuyisenge , Kasarani , Nicholas Kipkirui , Zamalek

Uganda seizes ivory smuggled in timbers

By VOA,

Ugandan authorities have confiscated roughly 750 pieces of ivory and thousands of pangolin scales trucked into the East African country from northern ...

Ivory smuggled in timbers , uganda

Hong Kong customs seize record haul of pangolin scales bound for Vietnam

By Reuters,

Hong Kong customs busted a massive endangered species smuggling operation from Africa, seizing a record quantity of pangolin scales along with more th...

Hongkong , Vietnam

Islamic State-Afghanistan Spokesman killed in US airstrike 

By VOA,

The United States is reporting more progress in its efforts to eradicate the Islamic State terror group's branch in Afghanistan, confirming the death ...

Tech firm develops tiny tracker to help fight rhino poaching

By Reuters,

French tech company Sigfox has developed a bite-size tracker that can be inserted into the horns of rhinos to help conservationists monitor and protec...

International Rhino Foundation , Jane Goodall Institute , Marion Moreau , Poaching , Sigfox

396 elephants died in 2018 as poaching declined by 50%, says KWS

By Ian Omondi,

Kenya lost at least 396 elephants in 2018 alone even as Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) says that is a significant decrease from the year before as cases...

Elephant deaths , kws , Maasai Mara , Poaching , Prof. Charles Musyoki.

Shut down trophy markets, says Margaret Kenyatta as she fetes wildlife conservation heroes

By Citizen Reporter,

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta on Sunday called for shutting down of all wildlife trophy markets in the world because they fuel poaching of precious spe...