By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, The Standard. Published 20 December 2018. Kenya lacks capacity to punish those involved in wildlife-related crimes, a new report has indicated. The report by WildlifeDirect, a Kenyan and US registered charitable organisation, says some of those Kenya has failed to arrest and prosecute are world’s most wanted […]
By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, The Standard. Published 22 December 2018. Kenya’s war against poaching is hampered by ill-equipped forensic laboratories to investigate wildlife crimes. A report analysing the country’s law enforcement response to wildlife crimes indicates that the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) forensic laboratories lack the capacity to analyse ivory and rhino horn samples.
By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, The Standard. Published 28 December 2018. Conservation of forests was the main highlight in the activities of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry this year.
By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, The Standard. Published 28 December 2018. Elephant deaths have dropped by 30 percent this year with 396 deaths recorded this year as compared to 727 deaths last year. In a statement by the Kenya Wildlife Service, poaching of elephants has also reduced by 50 percent this year […]
By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, The Standard. Published 1 January 2019. In March 2018, a dark cloud hung over the conservation world following the death of the only remaining male northern white rhino at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Nanyuki.
By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, The Standard. Published 4 January 2019. Conservationists have adopted artificial fertilisation in efforts to breed northern white rhinos. Scientists are expected to pick ova from the world’s remaining two female northern white rhinos in Nanyuki.
By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, The Standard. Published 7 January 2019. Kenya is among 90 countries that have submitted proposals for change of protection levels of some species under international trade. In the proposal, Kenya, among other states, presented 57 proposals to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild […]
By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, The Standard. Published 15 December 2018. A store full of snares, spears and other weapons used by poachers stands in the administration block at the Mara Triangle, a conservancy within Masai Mara National Reserve. This is testament to untold stories of threats facing wildlife and rangers.
Published Date December 2018 Author(s) Space for Giants Full Paper: 2018 Impact Report (opens in new window) From the CEO’s Welcome Note: We know that the threats to elephants and their landscapes are complex. The response must be equally multi-faceted. We combine robust frontline protection, stronger legal action, and reduce the costs to local people of living with […]
By Janet Murikira, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, Baraka FM. Published 8 December 2018. Dik-dik antelope numbers at the 28,000 acre Taita hills sanctuary have decreased steadily over the past years leaving conservationists worried that they could be pushed to extinction. The Dik-dik is any antelope that weighs 3-6 kilograms that are classified in the […]
