Across America through the decades, children of all ages delighted in the arrival of the circus, with its retinue of clowns, acrobats and, most especially, elephants. But, bowing to criticism from animal rights groups, the…
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In Kenya, the end is nigh for northern white rhinos
This is what extinction looks like. No meteor from outer space, no unstoppable pandemic, no heroic, ultimately futile last stand. Instead poor sperm, weak knees and ovarian cysts mark the end of a lifeline cut…
Amarula VIP Club Tour raises funds for Hands Off Our Elephants campaign
Amarula recently launched the Amarula VIP Club Tour in Nairobi, Kenya, which features invite-only themed parties featuring Kenyan pop culture icons such as musicians, bloggers and models. The invited Amarula VIPs are each asked to nominate…
Oceans laden with 269,000 tons of plastic: study
The world’s oceans are laden with nearly 269,000 tons of plastic pollution, international researchers said on Wednesday after a six-year study of conditions across the globe. The findings in the journal PLOS ONE show that…
#Conservation Tastemaker: Community marine project in Kuruwitu
What began as a response to overfishing and unscrupulous harvest of fish, has now become a model for marine community conservation initiatives in Kenya. Started in 2003, the Kuruwitu Conservation and Welfare Association (KCWA) is…
More African elephants are killed by poachers than are born each year
More elephants in Africa are being killed by poachers than are born each year, and the problem may be worse than previously understood, according to the most detailed assessment yet, released on Monday. Using a…
Rhino Charge raises record-breaking Sh102 million for conservation
(PHOTO CREDIT: Courtesy The Rhino Charge – Official Facebook Page) It’s hard to believe that 25 years ago Rhino Charge only raised Sh200,000. Many off-roading challenges later, Rhino Charge 2014 marks another record-breaking year raising Sh102,919,334.93…
To save corals, save the forests: study
Conservationists fighting to save coastal coral reefs should think first about combatting local deforestation rather than attacking the wider peril of global warming, suggests an unusual study published on Tuesday. Sediment washed downriver by tree-depleted…
Kenya to toughen poaching sentences to save elephants
Kenya plans to bolster current lenient sentences for convicted wildlife poachers or ivory smugglers in a bid to stamp out a spike in elephant killings, the government said on Saturday. “We intend to fight poachers…