‘No tourist, no dollar’: Pandemic decimates livelihoods at Maasai Mara

By Reuters,

For more than 50 years, Loiman Letolo, 70, has peddled her colourful beaded necklaces and bracelets to safari-goers at the entrance gates to Kenya’s...

coronavirus , Maasai , Maasai Mara

Organization forced to apologize for putting an African man on display in its Monkey House

By Tonny Ndungu,

For one week in 1906, the Bronx Zoo in New York kept a man from Central Africa in an enclosure in its monkey house There, he stayed trapped in an i...

bronx zoo , racism , Wildlife Conservation Society

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

Ksh.200k fine for those found lighting fires around national parks, reserves

By Tonny Ndungu,

Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has cautioned the public against setting fires close to national parks and reserves. KWS noted in most cases the fires...

Tsavo East National Park

Three fires ravage Tsavo, and Chyulu national parks

By Tonny Ndungu,

A raging fire destroyed thousands of acres of vegetation at the Tsavo West National Park on Tuesday evening, barely weeks after similar incident devas...

Kirinyaga: 2 men nabbed with Elephant tusks worth Ksh.1M

By Johnson Muriithi,

Two men were arrested with six pieces of Elephant tusks with an estimated worth of  Ksh 1.4 million on Tuesday evening in Kutus, Kirinyaga county ...

Kirinyaga

CS Balala orders probe after Kenyan was harassed by gun-totting rangers in Laikipia

By Tonny Ndungu,

Najib Balala, the CS Wildlife and Tourism on Monday ordered investigations into an incident in which a Kenyan- Mordecai Ogada- was reportedly harassed...

Balala

Six-year-old boy mauled to death by leopard in Kajiado

By Nancy Chepkoech,

A six-year-old boy was Friday morning mauled to death by a leopard in Orgira village, Ololtulugum location in Kajiado Central. The family spokesman...

Kajiado

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

DIAZ: Wildlife still need attention to stop mass die-off amidst COVID-19 pandemic

By Guest Writer,

The world is keen on containing the COVID-19 pandemic and reopening economies but another disaster is slowing lurking as wildlife face a great danger ...

Botswana , diaz , Elephants , Wildlife

More than 360 elephants in Botswana die from mysterious causes

By CNN,

More than 360 elephants in Botswana have died in mysterious causes in the past three months, according to local conservationists. Also Read: Wildli...

Botswana , Elephants

New Swine Flu found in China has pandemic potential

By VOA,

Researchers in China have discovered a new type of swine flu that is capable of triggering a pandemic, according to a study published Monday in the U....

Swine flu

Gov’t pays 12 Isiolo wildlife attack victims Ksh.6.7M compensation fee

By Moses Mwenda,

The government has paid 12 Isiolo residents who were injured by wild animals between 2014 and 2017 a total of Ksh.6.7 million as compensation fee. ...

CS Najib Balala , Isiolo County , kws

KWS dismisses reports of road being constructed through Nairobi National Park

By Ian Omondi,

The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has come out to refute reports that a new road is being constructed through the Nairobi National Park. KWS Corpora...

Kenya Wildlife Service , nairobi national park , SGR

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

Ex-MCA Lesalaon ole Seki to face more charges – KWS

By Citizen Reporter,

Former Matapato North MCA Lesalaon ole Seki is likely to face more charges after he was arrested for allegedly inciting local residents to kill lions....

kws , Lesalaon ole Seki , lions

We’ll be ready to host Safari Rally, expect sports action soon: Amina

By Citizen Team,

Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed says Kenya will be ready to host the Safari Rally next year, while also giving a hint that sports action will ...

Amina Mohamed , Safari Rally , World Championship Rally

NEMA approves Tatu City extension as new city expands

By Citizen Reporter,

The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has given Strategic Environment Assessment approval to the second phase of Tatu City, as the new ...

Tatu City

Tour van driver collapses, dies at Nairobi National Park

By Citizen Reporter,

A tour van driver collapsed and died at the Nairobi National Park on Sunday morning. A statement from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said he coll...

kws , nairobi national park

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