Rain forest in Rwanda’s main natural forest in danger of extinction
The Government has decided to declare it a national reserve where tourism would be directed to supporting conservation efforts and research KIGALI, (Xinhua) — Nyungwe rain forest in the southwestern region of Rwanda is progressively disappearing, findings released in Kigali by a team of researchers from the National University of Rwanda revealed. According More...
Keen family signs ‘easement’ contract to add crucial land to Nairobi National Park
Nairobi National Park main gate at Langata The conservation fraternity had reason to celebrate this week when the park was expanded by 100 hectares or over 250 acres of land, courtesy of John Keen and his family, More...
Gifted but branded no-go zones
Tourists admiring a herd of elephants at Murchison Falls National Game Park.photo by benon herbert oluka Murchison Falls National Park, which sits astride the River Nile and straddles Masindi, Buliisa and Gulu Districts More...
Richard Branson opening game reserve in Kenya’s Masai Mara, will help protect migration
Sir Richard Branson opens Sekenani Primary School, Masai Mara, Kenya NAIROBI, Kenya – British billionaire Richard Branson says he plans to open a luxury camp in a new reserve next to Kenya’s famed Masai More...
Moratorium for Mara and Amboseli after all?
Announcements made by Kenyas tourism minister Najib Balala a few days ago have heartened the conservation fraternity and given them hope that once the long overdue management plan for the Masai Mara Game Reserve More...
Flooded Muzizi river disrupts key road link between parks
The most direct connection for travel by road between Murchisons Falls National Park and the Queen Elizabeth National Park, with Kibale, Rwenzori and the Semliki Game Reserve also enroute, has been cut yesterday More...
Reprieve for Nairobi National Park?
Nairobi National Park’s public voice, FoNNaP or Friend of Nairobi National Park, was heard loud and clear earlier in the week when Dr. Paula Kahumbu, recently honoured by the National Geographic Society for her More...
Amboseli in a life-and-death fight
File | NATION A herd of elephants graze at the Amboseli National Park. Amboseli National Park is fighting for survival. The second biggest earner in the country and a financial lifeline for the new Kajaido More...
Tanzania Government sets stage for nect battle with Conservationists
Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Mr Ezekiel Maige News just broke that no sooner had the Tanzanian government been compelled by intense global criticism and threats of decampaigning its tourism industry More...
Kenya: More fences for more parks
Kenya Wildlife Services Kenya Wildlife Services has recently announced that they have raised and secured enough funds to commence the fencing of the Mt. Kenya National Park, due to start later in the year. The cost More...
