By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, Standard Digital. Published 30 October 2018. Giraffes are dying at an alarming rate because of a skin disease that has ravaged several African countries including Kenya, a new report shows. But according to the research published in ScienceDirect, a website which provides subscription-based access to a database […]
Wild fruits make a comeback in diets
By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, Standard Digital. Published 26 October 2018. With three bundles of Cape gooseberries dangling from his fingers, Chacha Rioba stretches his arm as a vehicle approaches on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway. The car slows down and Mr Rioba is swiftly joined by four colleagues in thrusting the wild fruits […]
Ex-poacher turned fierce wildlife defender
By Evelyne Makena, Media Max. Published 23 October 2018. “It was downright risky,” recalls Kapuna Lepale, a pastoralist from Samburu who turned to poaching before reforming and transitioning into a dedicated wildlife tracker and protector at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. For eight years, Kapuna crept through the thorny bushes and vast savannah of protected areas in […]
It’s deathly silence, fear as villages heal from killings
By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, Standard Digital. Published 23 September 2018. Deserted villages, hushed tones, cautious moves and suspicious glances spell the mood at several villages thrown in disarray following deadly clashes in Nessuit ward, Njoro Sub-county. At Tiritagoi, the silence is loud, dispelling the once bubbly village. Cows too do not […]
Agency links mining activities to pollution in 9 counties
By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, Standard Digital. Published 28 September 2018. Small-scale miners have been linked to pollution and mercury poisoning in gold mining regions. According to a report published by the National Environmental and Complaints Committee, gold miners in Migori, Kakamega, Vihiga, Nandi, Siaya, Turkana, Homa Bay, West Pokot and parts […]
Mau caveat affects issuance of titles in four sub-counties as individuals surrender titles
By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, Standard Digital. Published 18 September 2018. The caveat on Mau Forest land has affected the issuance of titles in four sub-counties. Residents in Kuresoi North, Kuresoi South, Molo and Njoro sub-counties will not be issued titles under the National Titling Programme as a result of the caveat […]
Annual wildebeest migration at risk as vast ecosystem faces intense harm
By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, Standard Digital. Published 11 August 2018. As we approach the scenic animal view-point in the Masai Mara National Reserve, our convoy of three vehicles came to an abrupt stop. “There, look! They are converging near the river (Mara River) ready to cross!” says Nicholas Tingisha, our tour […]
PRESS RELEASE: Botswana’s President Masisi Joins Giants Club
IMAGE: President Masisi and Space for Giants CEO Max Graham sign the Giants Club Declaration, in front of First Lady Margaret Kenyatta of Kenya, President Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, and First Daughter of Uganda Diana Museveni. PRESS RELEASE 16 October 2018 | For Immediate Release LONDON, United […]
Uganda Rapid Reference Guide for Wildlife Offences
WILDLIFE OFFENCES IN UGANDA “Points to Prove” A Guide for Prosecutors and Investigators including Sample Charges and Standard Operating Procedures From the Introduction: Wildlife crime is an issue of growing and substantial national and international concern. A growing awareness of the links between wildlife crime and organised criminal syndicates has contributed significantly to this concern, […]
GIANTS’ VIEW: ‘Expand this new conservation funding model across Africa’ – Prof. Kamuntu
With the Giants Club, Uganda pioneered a new conservation and tourism investment process. Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu, Uganda’s Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, advises others to follow Anyone who has visited Uganda will tell you that it is one of Africa’s most welcoming and friendly countries, with some of its most beautiful landscapes, and […]