The French development agency that funded the rehabilitation of Meru National Park has set sights on replicating a similar project in Marsabit National Park. The French Ambassador to Kenya H.E. Etienne de Poncins announced the new plan for Marsabit over the weekend during a two-day tour of Meru National Park projects. The French delegation toured various projects sponsored by the French development... Read more
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KWS successfully translocates white rhino from Maasai Mara to Nairobi National Park
May 3 | Posted by admin | Kenya WildlifeThe Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) on Tuesday May 3, 2011, successfully carried out a translocation exercise involving a white rhino from the Maasai Mara to the Nairobi National Park (NNP). The 16-year old male rhino which previously lived at a private ranch in Ol Choro Roua area in the Mara had been frequently crossing over to the communities in the area... Read more
National Giraffe conservation strategy workshop
April 15 | Posted by admin | Kenya WildlifeRothschild’s giraffe Kenya Wildlife Service will on April 18-20, 2011 host a national stakeholders’ workshop on the giraffe at the KCB Leadership Centre in Karen, Nairobi. The workshop will develop a vision, goal and strategic objectives for the national strategy. The workshop will also provide an opportunity to update numbers and distribution of giraffes in Kenya, as well as incorporate the... Read more
Abandoned Hyena cubs to find a new home
April 5 | Posted by admin | Kenya WildlifeThe striped hyena cubs at the KWS veterinary labs. The trio of striped hyena cubs rescued nearly a month ago from Tsavo West, is soon expected to be transferred to the Nairobi Animal Orphanage after responding well to treatment and care by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) vet officers and animal caretakers. The cubs (two female and one male), barely a few... Read more
Collared Tsavo elephants to help reduce conflict and secure migratory corridors
March 14 | Posted by admin | Kenya WildlifeIn an ambitious exercise starting 15th March 2011, eight elephants in Tsavo East National Park will be collared using GPS technology. The collared elephants, both male and female, will assist in the mapping out of migratory routes and corridors in the Park and its buffer zones within the larger ecosystem. This will enable the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to effectively... Read more