By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, Standard Digital. Published 6 November 2018. The annual migration of birds from Europe to Africa at the onset of winter is expected to kick off mid this month through December. Bird enthusiasts, experts, and local and international tourists are expected to pitch camp at the Kerio Valley […]
By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, Standard Digital. Published 1 November 2018. Conservationists have criticised the Chinese government for lifting a 25-year-ban on rhino horn and tiger bone. China lifted the ban on Monday under new regulations that allow hospitals to obtain the parts from commercially bred tigers and rhinos for “medical research”.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
