Arrest of notorious wildlife trafficker Mansur Surur in Kenya lauded by conservationists

By VOA,

Conservationists are lauding the arrest Wednesday in Kenya of alleged wildlife trafficker Abubakar Mansur Mohammed Surur, who also is wanted in the Un...

Mansur Surur , Poaching , wildlife trafficking

Abubakar Mohamed wanted in the US for ivory offenses arrested in Mombasa

By Tonny Ndungu,

Detectives from the DCI have arrested Abubakar Mansur Mohamed who is wanted in the United States for ivory related offenses. Mohamed who is believe...

Abubakar mohamed , Ivory

Virtual Lewa Safari Marathon powered by Huawei raises over Ksh.20M

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Lewa Safari marathon, which was held virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic has raised over Ksh.20 million for wildlife conservation, co...

Lewa Safari Marathon

The silent extinction: Less than 100,000 giraffes left in the wild

By Moses Ngugi,

As the World celebrated World Giraffe Day on June 21, 2020, there remains growing concern over the endangered status of the world's tallest animal. ...

giraffe meat , somali girafe , white giraffe

DIAZ: A silver lining amidst COVID-19 pandemic

By Guest Writer,

The better part of Sunday April 12 saw the majority of social media platforms remain awash with doctored images showing Mt. Kenya as supposedly seen f...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , diaz , kilimanjaro

25 endangered Grevy’s zebra translocated from Lewa Wildlife Conservancy

By Agencies,

Twenty-five endangered Grevy’s zebra have successfully been translocated from Lewa Wildlife Conservancy to Sera Wildlife Community Conservancy; the...

Grevy’s zebra , Lewa Wildlife Conservancy

What happens if a coronavirus vaccine is never developed? It has happened before

By CNN,

As countries lie frozen in lockdown and billions of people lose their livelihoods, public figures are teasing a breakthrough that would mark the end o...

coronavirus , coronavirus vaccine

Kenya Forest Service officials lead tree planting exercise in Kiambu

By Agencies,

The Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) Mr. Julius Kamau on Friday participated in a tree planting exercise at Ragia Forest Station within Kiambu Count...

Black rhino, Akinyi, gives birth to 4th calf at Meru National Park

By Citizen Reporter,

A black rhino known as Akinyi has given birth at the Meru National Park in Kenya. Tourism and Wildlife CS Najib Balala said this is the black rhino...

Rhino

It’s a zonkey! Zebra gives birth to rare foal at Chyulu Hills after mating with donkey

By CNN,

If you thought baby donkeys were cute, wait until you get a load of this zonkey! A zebra at the Chyulu Hills National Park in Kenya was recently fo...

Chyulu hills , zonkey

‘I woke up & couldn’t taste or smell:’ Possible early sign of coronavirus

By CNN,

"I woke up and couldn't taste or smell anything. It was the most acute thing I've ever experienced," says Londoner Holly Bourne. Bourne has not had...

coronavirus

Botswana kills five suspected poachers in effort to save Rhinos

By VOA,

Botswana has seen an unprecedented rise in rhinoceros poaching in the last 12 months. The government reports nearly 50 of the animals have been kil...

botswana executes poachers , Botswana poaching

Beijing is promoting traditional medicine as a ‘Chinese solution’ to coronavirus

By CNN,

Xiong Qingzhen, a drone engineer in the central Chinese metropolis of Wuhan, spent more than two weeks in a makeshift hospital in February receiving t...

china , coronavirus , COVID-19 , Traditional Chinese Medicine , wuhan

Ex-champs Kapenguria, Laiser Hill to collide in Chapa Dimba Rift final

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert Kiprotich at Kericho Green Stadium Former Chapa Dimba na Safaricom national champions Kapenguria Heroes will face off with Laiser Hill Academ...

Chapa Dimba Rift final , Heroes , Kapenguria , Kericho Green Stadium , Laiser Hill Academy

Itigo to face Wiyeta in Rift Chapa Dimba finals

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert Kiprotich in Kericho It will be an all secondary school affair in the girls’ Chapa Dimba na Safaricom Rift finals as Itigo Girls take on Wi...

Chapa Dimba , hapa Dimba na Safaricom R , Itigo

Wiyeta Girls seeking Chapa Dimba glory

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Wiyeta Girls will be seeking glory as Chapa Dimba na Safaricom tourney heads to Kericho Green Stadium for the Rift regional finals on Saturday and Sun...

Chapa Dimba na Safaricom , Kericho Green Stadium , Rift Regional finals , Wiyeta Girls

Itigo Girls ripe for Chapa Dimba Rift gong – Kipruto

By Philip Muchiri,

Despite the exit of eight first team players from last year’s team which reached the Rift Regional Chapa Dimba final, Itigo girls head coach Emmanue...

Chapa Dimba , Itigo , Kipruto , rift

46,000-year-old frozen bird found in Siberia

By CNN,

Scientists studying the remarkably well-preserved remains of an Ice Age bird have identified the specimen as a horned lark. The frozen bird was bur...

0000-year-old bird found in siberia , 46 , Nanopithecus fossils

Photo of mice fighting wins wildlife photography award

By CNN,

The sight of two mice scurrying across a London Underground platform in the evening is, to many, an unwelcome feature of life in the city. But a yo...

mice , wildlife photography award

Kisumu RFC confident of Kenya Cup survival

By Kenerickson Njeru,

Kisumu RFC head coach Brian Makalama is confident his charges will fight to the last match of the season to maintain their Kenya Cup status. The la...

Brian Makalama , Kabras Sugar RFC , Kenya Cup , Kisumu RFC