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Six lions killed in Kenya in blow to conservation efforts

Six lions killed in Kenya in blow to conservation efforts

SIX lions have been killed in a national park in southern Kenya, in a blow to conservation efforts and the tourism industry which is a key pillar of the nation's economy. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said the lions were killed after attacking goats and a dog near villages close to the Amboseli National Park. "Unfortunately this is not an isolated incident as over the last week four other lions have been killed," KWS said in a statement on Saturday. KWS said its officials met with the local community to try to find a solution to recurring conflicts between the…
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Threatened by humans, Kenyan Masai giraffes find new home

Threatened by humans, Kenyan Masai giraffes find new home

THIRTEEN Masai giraffes in the Moi Ndabi area in Kenya's Naivasha basin were darted and loaded onto trucks following a rescue effort, after long being threatened by poachers and conflict with local communities. Veterinary doctors and capture officers at the state-run Kenya Wildlife Service have now moved them to conservancies, including to the Loldia farm, some 120 km (75 miles) northwest of the capital Nairobi, where they will be monitored. Kenya Wildlife Service workers attend to a Masai giraffe during its translocation from the community farmland of Moi Ndabi area to Loldia Wildlife Conservancy, near Naivasha in Nakuru County, Kenya…
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Lion caught in Kenyan residential area

Lion caught in Kenyan residential area

KENYAN wildlife authorities have captured a lion that had wandered into a residential area in a town south of the capital Nairobi. Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said members of the public alerted them of the lion's presence in the morning, prompting the authority to send rangers and veterinarians to the site. "This morning, a sub-adult male lion was spotted stuck between a concrete wall and iron sheets in Ongata Rongai area," Kenya Wildlife Service said on its Twitter account. "The lion was successfully darted, immobilised and safely transferred to the (KWS) veterinary facility for observation collaring before being released back…
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Kenya’s huge railway project is causing environmental damage. Here’s how

Kenya’s huge railway project is causing environmental damage. Here’s how

KENYA is constructing a railway line that connects the coastal port of Mombasa and the interior of the country. It is expected to terminate at Malaba, a town on the border with Uganda, and link up with other railways that are being built in East Africa. It’s locally known as the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). TOBIAS NYUMBA, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Nairobi The passenger and freight railway line is one of the biggest infrastructure investments in Kenya’s history. Construction began in 2014 at an estimated cost of US$3.8 billion, 90% of which is supplied by a loan from…
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Kenyans fear ‘ecological disaster’ if two swollen lakes merge

Kenyans fear ‘ecological disaster’ if two swollen lakes merge

JACKSON NJEHIA Lake Baringo, one of the most northern of the Kenyan Rift Valley lakes, is visible at the top of the image. With a surface area of 130 sq km and an elevation of around 970 m, the lake has an average depth of around 5 m and it is one of the two freshwater lakes in the Rift Valley.South of Lake Baringo lies Lake Bogoria – a saline, alkaline lake. The long and narrow lake has an area of around 30 sq km and is around 10 m deep. Lake Bogoria provides refuge for the lesser flamingo, with…
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