Human-wildlife conflict concerns resurface in Kibwezi as leaders tell state to fence off Tsavo National Park
In the recent past, area residents have raised concern over frequent destruction of crops and property. They accuse KWS of neglect and failure to take action.
Police in Marsabit County arrests three suspect with elephant tusks valued at $29,990
Assistant Director of Conservation in the northern Kenya Bakari Chongwa has commended security agencies in the region for their cooperation with the Kenya Wildlfe Services (KWS) following the recovery of elephant tusks weighing 45 kilogrammes in Marsabit County. Speaking in Marsabit town at the KWS regional offices, where he oversees...
KWS deploys rangers to Kajiado West to track down elephant that killed 25-year-old herdsman
Kenya Wildlife Service Assistant Director Francis Mbaka confirmed the killing and said the body had been moved to Kajiado County Referral Hospital mortuary.
Human-wildlife conflict: Tanzania opts for rapid-response measures instead of culling already endangered elephant species
Tanzania has ruled out elephant culling as a strategy to control rising human-wildlife conflict. Instead it is scaling up rapid-response measures to protect communities from destructive raids, Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba has said. Addressing parliament in Dodoma on Thursday, Nchemba said the government would not adopt proposals to kill elephants...
Kenyan police arrest Tanzanian and Kenyan with ivory suspected to have originated in Malawi
The suspects, the impounded vehicles and recovered exhibits are at Namanga Police Station. The suspects are expected to be arraigned in court today, Monday.
