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...

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...

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...

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