Time running out: Kahumbu urges Ruto to act now to save 10 remaining world’s largest elephants
Paula Kahumbu, a world-renowned wildlife conservationist and the CEO of WildlifeDirect, has issued an urgent call to President William Ruto to take immediate action to protect the remaining population of the world’s largest elephants. These elephants, known as ‘super tuskers’, inhabit the Amboseli ecosystem and are at risk of extinction due to cross-border trophy hunting […]
Tana River: Farmer trampled to death by marauding elephants
A 50-year-old man in the wee hours of Saturday morning was trampled to death by elephants at his farm in Mnazini village, Tana Delta Sub-County. The deceased was guarding his green gram farm crops against destruction by wild animals when a herd of elephants trampled him killing him on the spot. Police officers and KWS […]
Thika-Magumu road users protest increased crossing of elephants at Kieni forest
Residents using the Thika-Magumu road currently under construction have decried increased herds of elephants along Kathe and forest. Motorists using the busy road say that due to foggy weather conditions, most drivers cannot view the jumbos from a distance, resulting in commotion and delays along the route. They said that while confrontation between the wild […]
Manyani Maximum Prison farm under siege from elephants and baboons
The unprecedented invasions from the twin intruders that have intensified since April have become a constant headache.
Mystery as 350 elephants found dead
No one knows why the animals are dying, with lab results on samples still weeks away, according to the government.