Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Stories

KWS launches tech-driven monitoring project to safeguard marine life at the Coast
Alfred Onyango  |  Jan 09, 2025

This cutting-edge approach is designed to provide vital data for conservation efforts, ensuring better management of the marine reserve and improved s...

Kenya to use assisted reproduction in bid to save northern white rhino from extinction
Amina Wako  |  Dec 17, 2024

Only two females, Najin and Fatu, remain in the world, and they are kept at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya.

Relief for human-wildlife conflict victims as government starts compensation
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 05, 2024

The compensation initiative is a result of extensive verification work done by the Ministry, ensuring that only legitimate claimants benefit from the...

Ruto hails community, private conservancies for transforming Kenya's wildlife economy
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 03, 2024

Key fencing projects in Laikipia and Taita Taveta counties are protecting both communities and wildlife.

KWS seeks Sh98 billion in funding to rejuvenate wildlife conservation
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 02, 2024

Over the past five decades, wildlife populations in Kenya have steadily declined, with some species nearing extinction.

Wajir residents protests against refugees accused of poaching, environmental degredation
Issa Hussein  |  Sep 29, 2024

Mohamed Hassan, another community elder, said they have come across carcases of 15 giraffes killed by the refugees who were selling game meat in the c...

Conservancies in Garissa decry environmental degradation in refugee camps
Issa Hussein  |  Sep 28, 2024

Abdi said wildlife conservation was under threat due to extensive destruction of habitat.

Book exposes colonial dynamics at the heart of wildlife conservation
Barack Oduor  |  Sep 15, 2024

To colonisers, Africa has been a “wild and uncontrollable environment”, home to species that can be admired (or shot) from afar.

KWS officers face backlash in Tana Delta as Asa Kone residents decry harassment
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 18, 2024

Tana River KWS Senior Warden Jonathan Malibe said that he would visit the area and liaise with the Voi team to address the issues raised.

Commercial poaching declines by over 90pc in coastal Kenya
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 01, 2024

Despite the success in curbing trophy poaching, Kala noted the continuing battle against human-wildlife conflict and the illegal transit of wildlife p...

Elephants wreak havoc on Ganze farmers, leaving trail of death, destruction
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 10, 2024

The escalating human-wildlife conflict has also impacted education, with many schools in Ganze adjusting their reporting and departure hours to ensure...

Kenya’s wildlife conservancies make old men rich, while making women and young people poorer
The Conversation  |  Jul 08, 2024

Kenya’s conservationists face a monumental task: how to conserve a public good on privately owned lands.

Garissa pastoralist communities embrace wildlife conservation
Issa Hussein  |  Jun 20, 2024

Community scouts conduct patrols at the sanctuary to protect the endangered Somali giraffe that faces extinction.

Police in hot pursuit of criminals who killed two KWS officers in Marsabit
Waweru Wairimu  |  Jun 15, 2024

The two officers, including an assistant warden, were ambushed along the shores of Lake Turkana at the Karsa Gate in Sibiloi at around 6 pm on Thursda...

KWS kicks off plan to eradicate one million house crows, restore Coast ecosystem
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 09, 2024

These invasive birds from India have long troubled ecosystems and disrupted the tourism industry by displacing native bird species and disturbing hote...

World Environmental Day: Garissa officials call for collective action against poaching
Issa Hussein  |  Jun 05, 2024

The county KWS boss was responding to an incident where police in Dagahaley refugee camp pursued four men who killed a giraffe for game meat last even...

KWS hunting lioness spotted in Ongata Rongai
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 22, 2024

It was captured on CCTV scaling a perimeter wall and snatching a pedigree dog from a private residence in the early hours of Wednesday.

State implements ban on grazing within forested lands
Charity Kilei  |  May 13, 2024

Environment Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya announced this on Monday, stressing the need for forest restoration due to significant destruction.

Elderly man fights for life after hyena attack in Isiolo County
Amina Wako  |  May 04, 2024

Incidents of wild animal attacks have been rampant in the area since the onset of the rains, with periodic attacks on homes around Oldonyiro as the an...

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