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KWS launches 15-day rhino ear-notching, tagging operation in Tsavo West
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 18, 2025

The exercise, led by the Kenya Wildlife Service, is designed to boost the close monitoring of the animals as their numbers continue to rise after year...

Rare eastern black rhino calf born in Chyulu Hills, boosting critically endangered population
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 15, 2025

The calf was born to a first-time mother named Namunyak, which means “blessed” in Maa. Researchers estimate the baby to be about six months old, thoug...

Latest rhino count a mixed bag for world's five species
DW News  |  Aug 08, 2025

While Black rhino numbers have grown, other rhino populations face an existential threat, a new report finds. Poaching is on the rise in South Africa,...

Kenya’s rhino boom signals major win for wildlife conservation as population grows by 31pc
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 17, 2025

Save the Rhino International, in a statement issued on January 16, 2025, pointed to translocation efforts as one of the contributing factors to the gr...

21 black rhinos moved to Laikipia's Loisaba Conservancy to boost population
Mary Wambui  |  Feb 12, 2024

Those moved from private sanctuaries in Laikipia include six black rhinoceros that were moved from Ol Pejeta Conservancy.

Black rhino population in Kenya surges to 1,000 as CS Mutua oversees translocation
Issa Hussein  |  Jan 16, 2024

The black rhino population in Kenya has grown from 384 to over 1000, securing the country's position as the third-largest globally after South Africa...

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