Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Stories
The residents, however, said they were facing threats from armed poachers from the neighbouring Somalia and refugee camps
The organisations expressed outrage over the government’s failure to provide logistical support such as transport, accommodation, or accessible venues...
Economic factors, particularly household income and limited financial means, strongly influenced wild meat consumption, particularly in communities wi...
UNDP has deducted the unbudgeted amount from the Sh35.8 million funding allocated for the project.
Mbadi wants the Tourism department to ring-fence the Sh4.5 billion for the upgrade, a move Miano is uncomfortable with because the facility falls outs...
The department received Sh13.169 billion, falling short of its requested Sh16.981 billion
To streamline compensation claims, President Ruto announced that all loss reports related to human-wildlife conflict must be completed within 90 days.
Garissa Agriculture CEC Milgo Dubow said the county government teamed up with Islamic Relief Kenya to help pastoralist communities restore degraded ra...
KWS said that through the lanes, over 60 per cent of visitors to Nairobi National Park that morning had prepaid for their tickets, describing it as an...
KWS also reminded the public of alternative entry points to ease congestion, pointing to the East Gate off Mombasa Road and Mbagathi Gate on Magadi Ro...
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...
Under this model, local communities would directly benefit, using the funds for initiatives such as bursaries, water infrastructure, and wildlife corr...
The agency announced shortly after disbursing Sh64,126,000 in Kajiado County during a public engagement forum on human-wildlife conflict mitigation an...
The compensation, as announced by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, the amount is part of a Sh950 million package set aside by the government this fin...
Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano said the government has made progress in settling claims, but unresolved cases and budget constra...
They pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of the ants, which have an estimated value exceeding Sh1 million. The two had neither the necessary permits...
The Wildlife department hopes that, in the long run, the corridor will connect Nairobi National Park to the Amboseli ecosystem, creating a broader hab...
The CS was responding to a question by Garsen MP Ali Wario, who sought answers on the status of the case, the motive of the killing and what the gover...
The harrowing attack was witnessed by another teenager who immediately raised the alarm, prompting swift action from KWS rangers and emergency respons...
Queen ants are highly sought after for their unique behaviour and pest control capabilities in greenhouses, fetching between Sh6,000 and Sh15,000 each...
The couple and their two children were located on Tuesday morning near Kabaguji Rangers Camp, north of the Yatta Plateau, nearly 50 kilometres from th...
The python was first spotted at around 7am and both community members and KWS teams kept track of it as it moved slowly through thick thorny bushes. T...
Murkomen said investigations had uncovered a criminal syndicate protected by KWS officers and suggested that Odhiambo’s disappearance might be linked...
The African Union is looking to Maathai's pioneering work in conservation as a roadmap for creating a sustainable future.
Batika Delo of Milimani says banning the Bonis from hunting inside Boni Forest was the biggest injustice that the government has done.
Team Lioness is part of the Olgulului Community Wildlife Rangers, a group of 88 rangers tasked with safeguarding the Amboseli ecosystem.
East and central Africa, where most elephants once resided, underwent serious losses over this period due to ivory poaching.
Authorities suspect that the fires were caused by human activities such as discarded cigarettes, arson and honey harvesting, combined with extremely d...
According to the findings, Facebook remains the primary social media platform for online IWT, with e-commerce platforms also playing a smaller yet sig...
