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The following are some of the upcoming events. For more information please contact us.
The 21st annivesary Celebrations of George Adamson
August 20, 2010

Kora National Park will on August 20, 2010 host celebrations to mark the 21st Anniversary since the death of renowned British Wildlife conservationist, George Adamson.

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The National Sea Turtle and Conservation Strategy Launch

The Kenya Wildlife Service will soon launch a national sea turtle conservation strategy, which will provide a coordinated framework for the conservation of sea turtles in Kenya.

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The Kenya Wildlife Service Fund Launch
August 27, 2010

The Kenya Wildlife Service will on August 27, 2010 launch the Kenya Wildlife Service Fund (KWS Fund).

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The Biota East Africa Launch
August 24 2010

The Kenya Wildlife Service will on August 24, 2010 host the launch of the BIOTA East Africa Atlas at its headquarters in Lang’ata, Nairobi.

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Procession in Nairobi on KWS Endowment Fund

Kenya Wildlife Service and other partners in tourism and conservation stakeholders on Saturday, July 17, 2010. Held a street procession in Nairobi to publicise the KWS Endowment Fund in the lead up to its official launch this week.

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Black rhino ear notching and transmitter fitting exercise
7th to 12th June 2010

KWS is set to conduct an ear notching and transmitter fitting exercise on black rhinos. The operation which is in conjunction with the Narok County Council and the Frankfurt Zoological Society is expected to take place from the 7th to 12th June 2010 at the Maasai Mara Game Reserve.

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World Environment Day
June 5, 2010.

The World Environment Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 at the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment.

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Nairobi Greenline embarks on a Tree Planting exercise

The Kenya Wildlife Service in partnership with Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) will on Saturday June 5, 2010 embark on a tree planting exercise at the Nairobi National Park to embark on the start of the Nairobi Greenline project.

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KWS to launch School Sponsorship Programme

Kenya Wildlife Service will on Monday March 29, 2010 at 12pm launch a sponsorship programme at the Nairobi Safari Walk in Nairobi. The new initiative will see various schools receive a substantial financial boost ahead of this year’s secondary school ball games.

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To Hells Gate on a Wheelbarrow
June 12, 2010

This is a fun-filled and exciting sports-cum-fundraising event held annually at Hell’s Gate National Park in Naivasha .It provides an avenue for engagement between KWS, other stakeholders and the surrounding communities.

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Branding of Kisumu Impala Sanctuary/Ndeere Island National Park
March 3 and 4, 2010

The Prime Minister .Hon Raila Odinga presided over the unveiling of Kisumu Impala Sanctuary and Ndere Island National Park branding.The parks have undergone a complete make-over as part of a high-profile national marketing and infrastructure refurbishment campaign that started by Kenya Wildlife Service in 2005.

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Amboseli Aerial Censuses
February 28-March 4, 2010

Kenya Wildlife Service and other partners carried out a census of wildlife at the Amboseli National Park.The partners include Amboseli Trust for Elephants (ATE), African Wildlife Foundation and various other private stakeholders as well as the local community.

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Ambassador’s Bush Breakfast
February 26, 2010.

Kenya Wildlife Service on Friday February 26, 2010 hosted a delegation of diplomats based in Nairobi for a bush breakfast to brief them on Kenya’s position against international trade in elephant ivory .

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Launch of the Nairobi Greenline Project
18 February, 2010, Nairobi National Park East Gate

Aimed at protecting the Nairobi National Park, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) in partnership with the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) have embarked on an ambitious project

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Launch of the Carnivore Management Strategies
February 17, 2010, KWS Hqs

The Launch of the Carnivore Management Strategies comes at a timely stage when large carnivores are in decline throughout the world, and Kenya’s carnivores are no exception.

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Aberdare Fence Celebration
February 12-13, 2010, Aberdares Forest

Rhino Ark, KWS and KFS hosted Rhino Ark Trustees during a thanksgiving ceremony for the completion of the Aberdare Fence, the world’s longest wildlife conservation fence.

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Restocking of Amboseli
8-20 February, 2010

Due to a devastating drought last year, over 50% of Amboseli’s wildebeest and zebra population was lost A census conducted inside the park at the beginning of the year counted 982 zebra and 143 wildebeest, down from 10,000 zebra and 7,000 wildebeest in the 2007 census.

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