Tag: Kenya Wildlife Service
EAC members mull joint strategies to boost post-COVID-19 tourism recovery
Members of the East African Community (EAC) will implement joint strategies to boost recovery of the tourism sector after months of downturn linked to...
Kenyan police arrest 2 suspects for killing giraffes
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) rangers and local police have arrested two suspects believed to be behind the killing of giraffes in Garissa County...
Woman trampled to death by elephant in southeast Kenya
A woman was on Tuesday evening trampled to death by an elephant in Kajiado county, southeast Kenya, wildlife officials confirmed on Wednesday.
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Kenya to introduce plan to protect endangered roan antelope
Kenya's wildlife agency said Tuesday it will launch a plan next month for roan antelope whose survival is threatened in the east African nation.
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Kenyan law enforcers to enhance interagency collaboration to combat wildlife crime
Kenyan law enforcers have resolved to foster inter-agency collaboration and cooperation to help combat wildlife crime in Kenya.
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IFAW steps up efforts to combat wildlife trafficking in Kenya
The Kenya Wildlife Service(KWS) in partnership with International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) have kicked off training in Kenya to help Kenyan law enforcement...
Kenya’s iconic male elephant dies
Kenya has lost a celebrated male elephant aged 50 years old that used to roam in the country's southeastern plains neighboring Tanzania, authorities said...
Zambian woman arrested wearing ivory bangle in Kenya
Kenyan authorities said Thursday they are holding a Zambian woman who was arrested at the country's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi with worked...
French woman charged with illegal possession of wildlife trophy
A French woman on Thursday pleaded guilty to the charges of being in illegal possession of ivory trophy and was fined 1 million shillings...
Kenya Gets Crime Scene Forensic Kit to Better Wildlife Protection
The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) late Wednesday donated assorted wildlife crime scene forensic kits to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to boost protection of...
Kenya to complete elephant census by 2018
Kenya plans to complete its census of elephants and other large mammals by end of 2018, wildlife officials said recently.
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Tanzania, Kenya begin joint wildlife census in northwest
The Kenyan and Tanzanian governments have launched joint wildlife census in the world-famous Maasai Mara Game Reserve and Serengeti National Park.
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Kenya set for elephant census at Tsavo-Mkomazi
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and various stakeholders said Thursday they have finalized plans to carry out aerial census of elephants in the expansive...
Kenya collars more lions to enhance protection
Kenya on Monday launched an exercise to make more than 30 lions wear satellite tracking collars to reduce human-lion conflict and beef up protection.
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Truck kills elephant in Kenyan capital
KWS said the adult female elephant died from the accident along Nairobi-Mombasa highway in the early morning.
"KWS is saddened that in...
More Kenyan elephants wear tracking collars to boost protection
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), which carried out the collar program, said better mapping of the...
Kenya to launch vaccination campaign to reduce carnivore mortality
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Senior Veterinary Officer Dominic Mijele told Xinhua in Nairobi that the vaccination will target dogs living around wildlife habitats.
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Kenya carries out airborne observation for stray wild animals
The move came after the wildlife agency received reports that a lone lion had been spotted outside the Nairobi National Park's eastern side...
Officials say Kenya will be kicked out of CITES
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Head of CITES Implementation Solomon Kyalo told Xinhua in Nairobi that Kenya is among eight countries of primary concern...
Kenya fingered over illegal ivory trade
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Head of CITES Implementation Solomon Kyalo told Xinhua in Nairobi that Kenya is among eight countries of primary concern with...
Experts in Kenya commends China’s efforts in wildlife protection
China's role in promoting wildlife conservation in Africa has helped support economic growth in countries relying on tourism, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) spokesman Paul...
Kenya develops new approach to curb poaching
The Kenya Rhino Microchip Program runs along with the ear-notching and tracking of unmarked or younger rhinos of endangered black rhino around the park.
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Kenya arrests 3 herders for poisoning lions
KWS Senior Warden Collins Omondi said the three are helping the police with investigation into an incident where some Maasai herders gave the pride...
Kenya seeks to boost camping tourism
A statement from the KWS issued in Nairobi said the tents will provide affordable accommodation in various campsites in KWS parks and reserves.
"Each...
KWS meets with donors to review wildlife status
A statement from the KWS said the top donors in the wildlife sector held talks with KWS chairman Dr Richard Leakey for the second...
Kenya launches radio network to curb poaching
Kenya's wildlife authorities on Wednesdays launched a radio system to help protect elephants and rhinos from poachers.
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Kenya to relocate black rhinos to help boost population
Three Kenyan wildlife conservancies on Monday embarked on a relocation program in a bid to expand black rhino habitat in the country, and boost...
KWS set to commission forensic lab to fight wildlife crimes
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said on Friday it will launch a forensic and genetic laboratory to help it intensify fight against wildlife crimes in...
Kenya says wildlife threatened by climate change, invasive species
Extreme weather events including droughts and floods alongside invasive species pose new threat to survival of Kenyan wildlife, officials said on Thursday.
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Kenya wildlife rangers undergo advanced first aid training
Kenya has partnered with Canada and the Red Cross to offer advanced first aid training for wildlife rangers to enhance their capacity to response...