Kenya Wildlife Service Stories

How social media is facilitating global illegal wildlife trade
Mary Wambui  |  Feb 01, 2025

According to the findings, Facebook remains the primary social media platform for online IWT, with e-commerce platforms also playing a smaller yet sig...

Land audit to end wildlife conservancy disputes - CS Wahome
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 29, 2025

Government data indicates that many conservancies in Kenya are holding larger tracts of land than they are legally entitled to.

KWS calls for calm as protests over missing fisherman turn ugly in Nakuru
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 24, 2025

Demonstrators set parts of Lake Nakuru National Park ablaze, demanding the immediate release of the missing fisherman.

Research reveals previously unknown genetic diversity of wild chimpanzees shaped by habitats
Reuters  |  Jan 11, 2025

The study found that forest-dwelling chimpanzees showed changes in genes associated with disease resistance.

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...

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.

Counting Uganda’s lions: We found that wildlife rangers do a better job than machines
The Conversation  |  Dec 15, 2024

We are researchers with over 50 years of combined experience in conservation, big cat ecology, and the complexities of people and wildlife living toge...

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.

Kenya launches second phase of National Wildlife Census in Northern Region
Issa Hussein  |  Nov 20, 2024

The institute stated that the landscape is vital as it hosts the second-largest population of elephants after the Tsavo ecosystem and supports the cou...

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.

Report reveals alarming decline in wildlife numbers in Africa
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 12, 2024

The decline has been primarily attributed to habitat loss, overexploitation, pollution, and the impacts of climate change.

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.

Residents of Lamu village unite to build house for homeless man
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 02, 2024

For the past decade, Kinyanjui has been living in a makeshift structure in a bushy area within Lakeside village.

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...

Rwanda prepares for 20th Kwita Izina gorilla naming ceremony
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 28, 2024

The key event will be held at the foothills of Volcanoes National Park in Kinigi, Musanze District.

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.

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