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Kenya joined the rest of the world in celebrating World Wildlife Day (WWD) at a colourful ceremony held at the iconic Ivory Burning Site inside Nairobi National Park on March 3, 2022.
World Wildlife Day was mooted during the United Nations General Assembly’s 68th session that proclaimed 3rd March as a UN World Wildlife Day to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants.
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Pomp and stateliness underlined the Kenya Wildlife Service’s commemoration of the Nairobi National Park’s 75th birthday on 16 December, 2021, with the occasion being led by Kenya’s fourth president, His Excellency, President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, at the Kisembe Site in the park.
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San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance welcomed delegates from Kenya’s Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, the Kenya Wildlife Service and the Wildlife Training Research Institute, to the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park, as the international nonprofit conservation organization seeks to strengthen its ongoing collaboration with Kenya’s leading wildlife conservation organisation.
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Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Park and Reserve makes history as Kenya’s first Blue Park.
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Victims of human-wildlife conflict (HWC) in Elgeyio Marakwet County have been paid Sh. 28, 510,000, released by the National government through the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). KWS, the country’s lead wildlife conservation body receives and documents claims filed by HWC victims for the compensation process to commence.
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Nairobi National Park (NNP), the first born in Kenya’s national park system is set to mark its 75th anniversary on December 16, 2021. The Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife, Hon. Najib Balala today (November, 17, 2021) kicked off activities lined up ahead of the anniversary next month.
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Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has acquired road graders and vehicles through savings of funds allocated to it by the Kenya Roads Board (KRB). The three motor graders and seven supervision vehicles will enhance KWS internal capacity to maintain its road network in parks and reserves.
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The conservation of Elephants in Kenya has received a major boost after the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife announced that it had mobilised 16.5 Million shillings towards this initiative against the target of 100 million within the financial year 2021 – 2022.
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Kenya’s heritage of natural beauty and scenic splendour is made infinitely richer because of our diverse wildlife. Across the globe, our Nation is renowned for our rich bio-diversity that spans air, water, and land; natural wealth that makes us a conservation and tourism destination second to none.
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This year’s World Ranger Day was celebrated across the globe last weekend with the wildlife conservation fraternity showering praises on gallant rangers who go to great lengths to protect and conserve the precious gem - wildlife.
