Wildlife Conservation Stories

Maasai Mara enters World Book of Records for greatest wildlife migration
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 16, 2025

The recognition celebrates the Maasai Mara’s vital role in hosting the most spectacular land-based animal migration on Earth, involving over 1.5 milli...

Proposed park fee hike may slash Kenya’s domestic tourism by 600,000 visitors, ministry warns
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 14, 2025

Kenya’s park entry charges could rise by between 50 per cent and 249 per cent under the proposed 2025 regulations, affecting both local and internatio...

Kenya's female rangers stand on frontlines of wildlife conservation
XINHUA  |  Mar 03, 2025

Team Lioness is part of the Olgulului Community Wildlife Rangers, a group of 88 rangers tasked with safeguarding the Amboseli ecosystem.

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.

Lamu conservationists embrace ecotourism to fight environmental degradation, climate change
Farhiya Hussein  |  Sep 04, 2024

Ecotourism is sustainable tourism that seeks to promote the conservation and protection of the environment while providing opportunities for tourists...

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.

Kwale, Taita Taveta counties call for equitable share of park revenues
Farhiya Hussein  |  Mar 05, 2024

Tourism and Wildlife CS Alfred Mutua revealed that President William Ruto will soon launch the compensation plan, previously halted in 2020, to provid...

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