By Evelyne Makena, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, Media Max. Published 19 February 2019. What are they? This is a common question that precedes most conversations about pangolins. This shy creature, the only mammal covered in scales, is at the risk of extinction, yet most people haven’t heard about it. The protective scales, which account for […]
By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, The Standard. Published 24 January 2018. Sounds of croaking frogs and quacking ducks in a pool of water draws one to an expansive field of a hotel within the Masai Mara National Reserve. The field aptly mirrors the new technology fast being adopted by hoteliers in managing waste […]
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 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.
By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, Standard Digital. Published 27 November 2018. The Kenya Wildlife Service has lifted the suspension of darting of wildlife for purposes of disease surveillance, clinical monitoring and diagnosis of sick wildlife. The KWS had suspended darting of wildlife following botched translocation that led to the death of 11 […]
By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, Standard Digital. Published 22 November 2018. Three rhinos that died within Mara Triangle are suspected to have succumbed to an infectious disease, close sources have revealed. The death of the three rhinos which occurred between November 12 and 19 within the conservancy has sparked fears, with surveillance […]
