Kihansi toads study underway
Kihansi spray toads Scientists have embarked on a study that would lead to co-existence of the Kihansi spray toads (KST) and chytrid fungus which led to massive deaths of the species in early 2000s. The Lower Kihansi Environmental Management Project Co-ordinator, Dr Fadhila Hatibu, said on Sunday that a team of scientists from the US are due to join More...
House crow fight hits rock bottom in Tanzania
Indian house crow The fight against Indian house crow in the country remains protracted as what appeared to be the last and the best hope to eliminate the oriental native threatens to be unaffordable. “So More...
Kenyan ranches relocating rhinos in fear of poachers
Kenya has the world's third largest rhino population (AFP/File, Roberto Schmidt) NAIROBI — Claus Mortensen is a private Kenyan rancher with a passion — endangered rhinos — and now a mission: to More...
KWS rules out name change for Hell’s Gate
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has ruled out changing the name of Hell’s Gate National Park after the death of seven youths who drowned a week ago while visiting a popular gorge in the park. Last week, Vice-President More...
Institution restocks trees in key forests
Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has kicked off a tree planting programme that will see the restocking of Mt Kenya and Aberdare forests, which were recently engulfed in wildfires. At the same time, KFS announced that More...
Rare cheetah without traditional markings sighted in wild for first time in nearly 100 years
They say a leopard never changes its spots but that doesn’t appear to be the case for its cheetah cousin. An extremely rare spotless adult cheetah is seen in the Kenyan plains - the first time one has been More...
Scene of unimaginable horror as helicopter-borne poachers massacre 22 elephants
KINSHASA/KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, South Africa | Tue Apr 24, (Reuters) – The hit job was done by professionals who swooped over their quarry in a helicopter before opening fire. In a scene too graphic to More...
Minister Maige on spot in wildlife shipping scandal
The minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Ezekiel Maige Natural Resources and Tourism minister Ezekiel Maige was again in the firing line here yesterday over what Members of Parliament described as deliberate More...
Kenyan rangers kill 5 poachers, seize tusks, guns
A Kenyan Wildlife Services (KWS) veterinarian prepares to shoot a tranquiliser dart into an elephant at the Tsavo-east National park on March 19, 2012 during the second phase of a collaring excercise funded by International More...
Kenya denies container loaded with ivory at port
Kenya’s wildlife officials on Thursday clarified that a 40-foot container reported in the media as having been intercepted with contraband ivory at the Port of Mombasa two weeks ago actually contained Ankole More...
