kenya rhinos,rhino poaching Stories

Three wildlife traffickers arrested, Sh2.9m rhino horn seized in Homa Bay operation
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jan 02, 2025

The operation, hailed as a significant victory in the fight against illegal wildlife trade unfolded at Rodi Market in Homa Bay County.

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.

From destruction to thriving wildlife sanctuary: Rebirth of Rwanda's Akagera National Park
Amina Wako  |  Nov 02, 2024

The transformation of Akagera National Park speaks to the power of collective action, strategic partnerships, and innovative conservation.

Alarm as wildlife populations decline by 73 per cent due to climate change
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 11, 2024

In the period under review, freshwater populations suffered the heaviest declines, falling by 85 per cent.

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.

Floods kill 9 one-horned rhinos at India's Kaziranga National Park
Reuters  |  Jul 10, 2024

At least 79 people have been killed in the flooding, which has inundated farms and residential areas and displaced thousands.

Kenya relocates 21 black rhinos to save them
Issa Hussein  |  Mar 02, 2024

Nature Conservancy hails government’s move to protect the endangered rhino population from extinction.

Nearly 500 rhinos killed as poaching increases in South Africa
Agency  |  Feb 27, 2024

The environment ministry said 499 of the thick-skinned herbivores were killed in 2023, mostly in state-run parks.

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.

Scientists reveal IVF breakthrough that could save rhino species
Immaculate Wairimu  |  Jan 24, 2024

The impregnation of a southern white rhino with an embryo from the same species was a "milestone" on the way to helping their highly endangered northe...

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...

Critically endangered Sumatran rhino born in Indonesia
Agency  |  Nov 27, 2023

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimate the population of Sumatran rhinos to numbe...

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