As human populations grow in Africa and more land is needed to farm, people and wildlife live ever closer together. JOAN NTHIGA, our Media & Communications Manager recently visited farmers in Kenya to see how Space for Giants works to lessen the conflicts that then arise.
Radio Collars Saving Lions in Queen Elizabeth National Park
By Pamela Amia, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, ChimpReports. Published 9 March 2019. Human-wildlife conflict in Uganda has over the years been escalating between communities living in and around protected areas mainly around Queen Elizabeth National Park which is located in South Western part of Uganda.
ANALYSIS: When elephants attack people
By Ronald Musoke, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, The Independent. Published 25 February 2019. Elephants are one of the most iconic and popular animals that attract visitors by their thousands to Queen Elizabeth National Park in western Uganda. Even the locals of Kafuru, a small village near the eastern fringes of the park know this.
First Electric Fence in Queen Elizabeth NP to Mitigate Human-Wildlife Conflict
By Pamela Amia, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, ChimpReports. Published 20 February 2019. Human-wildlife conflict remains a big threat to conservation especially in the areas surrounding the National Parks. It is not different for Kafuro Village natives who have had to put up with the dangerous interaction with the wild animals from Queen Elizabeth National Park […]
Resolving years of battle between man and beast
By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, Standard Digital. Published 20 June 2018. Laikipia-a sprawling farmland, is constantly in the news for all the wrong reasons, among them banditry and farm raids. And for decades, James Wachira spent sleepless nights, dreading another visit by a unique brand of bandits.