One suspected poacher gunned down at Tsavo West National Park

By Mbugua John,

One suspected poacher was on Saturday morning shot dead while another fled during a shoot-out with Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) rangers at Tsavo West...

.poachers , kws , Mtito Andei Police Station , Tsavo West National Park

Migori residents decry crocodile attacks

By George Juma,

Residents of Osiri in Nyatike sub-county, Migori County, now want the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to remove a crocodile from River Kuja citing numero...

Crocodile attack , kws , Migori County , River Kuja

Homa Bay: Search for body of girl attacked by crocodile enters day four

By Gloria Magudha,

The search for the body of a Class One pupil, who was attacked by a crocodile at River Kuja in Ndhiwa Constituency, Migori County last Friday has ente...

Ndhiwa , River Kuja , Veronica Achieng

Rock python terrifies locals in Baringo county

By Evans Chuma,

A 14-foot long python has been rescued by Kenya Wild Life Service (KWS) from villagers who have been preying on the reptile for the past one week. ...

Python

3 Chinese charged with possession of Ksh.4M wildlife trophies

By Dzuya Walter,

Three Chinese nationals arrested in Kilimani area, Nairobi, for being in possession of decomposing meat were on Monday arraigned at the Milimani Law C...

Decomposing meat , Kilimani police station , Magistrate Kennedy Cheruiyot , Milimani Law courts , wildlife trophies

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...

Two arrested with Ksh.2M elephant tusks in Kibwezi

By Michael Mutinda,

Officers from the Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) arrested two people said to be in possession of elephant tusks worth Ksh.2million in Kibwezi. The s...

Kenya Wildlife Services(KWS)

Gun holders have 3 months to undergo fresh vetting

By Citizen Reporter,

The government will tighten gun ownership laws as it seeks to to seal loopholes that have led to the misuse of firearms in the country. For the nex...

Firearms and Licensing Board , kenyan gun holders

Man nabbed with 200kg zebra meat arraigned in Nakuru court

By Robert Wa Maina,

A middle-aged man was on Thursday afternoon arraigned in a Nakuru court and charged with being in possession of zebra meat contrary to the Wildlife Co...

Chief Magistrate Josephat Kalo , kws , Nakuru County , Wildlife Conservation Act , Zebra meat

Rhino deaths under investigation, may not be linked to poaching – KWS

By Wendy Abdallah,

The recent deaths of three black rhinos may not have been as a result of poaching, the the Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) has said. According to a ...

kws , Mara , Poaching , rhino deaths

Three black rhinos die in Maasai Mara

By Reuben Motochi,

Three endangered black rhinos were on Wednesday reported dead in the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Speaking to Citizen Digital, Narok County Commis...

black rhinos , Kenya Wildlife Service , Maasai Mara National Reserve , Narok County Commissioner George Natembeya

Isiolo: Man arrested in possession of elephant tusks

By Wendy Abdallah,

Police on Wednesday arrested a man in possession of elephant tusks weighing 12 kilograms in Isiolo County. James Muriuki, 43, was apprehended in I...

DCI , Elephant Tusks , Isiolo town , Poaching

Two charged with trafficking ivory worth Ksh2.6M

By Simon Ngure,

Two suspects were on Wednesday charged with trafficking ivory worth Ksh.2.6 million in Nakuru town. The suspects; Samuel Wahome and Hillary Kiplaga...

Chief Magistrate Josephat Kalo

Njoro residents living in fear after lions escaped from Lake Nakuru

By Robert Wa Maina,

Residents of Njoro are living in fear of being attacked by wild animals that escaped from the neighbouring Lake Nakuru Game Park. Marauding lions f...

Lake Nakuru Game Park , NJORO

KWS officers kill hippo in Masinga dam

By Alphonse Mbithi,

Officers from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) on Tuesday morning killed one hippopotamus in an ongoing crackdown on rogue hippopotamuses in Masinga D...

Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) , masinga dam , Masinga MP Joshua Mwalyo

DP William Ruto launches Ksh.200M fence in Laikipia

By DPPS,

Deputy President William Ruto launched a Ksh.200million electric fence in Laikipia County as part of the Government’s efforts to address human-wildl...

human wildlife conflict , william ruto

Two suspects arrested with 36kg elephant tusks, KWS says

By Michael Mutinda,

Two suspects have been arrested after Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officers found them with 36kilograms of elephant tusks in Makueni. Also Read: O...

kws , Poaching

Chinese tourist killed by hippo at Lake Naivasha

By Benjamin Muriuki,

A Chinese tourist died on Saturday evening after he was attacked by a hippo on the shores of Lake Naivasha in Nakuru County. According to the Kenya...

Chinese tourist , Hippo , hippo attack

Tanzanian nationals arrested with Ksh.3.8M ivory in Migori

By George Juma,

Police in Migori are holding two Tanzanian nationals who were allegedly arrested with elephant tusks worth Ksh.3.8 million at Komwoma village along th...

Contraband ivory seized , Kenya-Tanzania border , Migori County , Poaching