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AWF DONATES EQUIPMENT TO KWS FOR CANINE UNIT

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 18:45

Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Director General Brigadier (Rtd) John Waweru Wednesday, 2 December, 2020 received equipment worth over Kshs. 3.7 million from African Wildlife Foundation (AWF). The equipment will go towards supporting Lake Nakuru National Park’s anti-poaching tracker unit.

Earlier this year, AWF assisted KWS to build kennels, an office store, install water tanks and solar panels for the anti-poaching canine unit at the Lake Nakuru National Park.

KWS LAUNCHES LAKE BOGORIA NATIONAL RESERVE MANAGEMENT PLAN, COMMEMORATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF NAGOYA PROTOCOL

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Friday, November 6, 2020 - 12:15

The Chief Administrative Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife IG (Rtd.) Joseph Boinnet launched the much-awaited Management Plan for Lake Bogoria National Reserve November 5, 2020, in Baringo County. The launch was preceded by the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Nagoya Protocol at Lake Bogoria Spa Resort in Baringo County, which commenced from 3 to 6 November.

NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK ACQUIRES TITLE DEED FOR 2000 ACRES

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Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - 10:00

The government of Kenya has awarded a title deed to Nairobi National Park for the 2000 acres Government land that was formerly known as Sheep and Goat Research Facility, which is adjacent to the Park. The title was awarded by President Uhuru Kenyatta at a ceremony at the Kenyatta International Convention Center yesterday.

KWSTI CELEBRATES 18TH GRADUATION CEREMONY

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020 - 12:30

Kenya Wildlife Service Training Institute (KWSTI) marked its 18th graduation ceremony on October 26, 2020, with 332 trainees being awarded Diplomas and Certifications in seven disciplines. The ceremony was supposed to have been held in June this year but was postponed due to the outbreak of Covid 19 pandemic.

FLIPFLOPI DHOW LAUNCHED AT KWS HEADQUARTERS

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020 - 16:45

A dhow christened Flipflopi was launched at KWS headquarters Tuesday, September 22, 2020 by KWS Director of Strategy and Change Mr. Edwin Wanyonyi, in collaboration with other partners.

The nine-metre dhow is the first one ever to be made entirely from 10 tonnes of plastic waste - collected during beach clean-ups along the Kenyan Coast.

KWS RECEIVES DONATIONS FROM IFAW AND AWF

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Wednesday, September 9, 2020 - 15:30

Kenya Wildlife Service Director General Brig. (Rtd) John Waweru Wednesday, 9 September 2020, received assorted equipment valued at Ksh. 5.35 million, at KWS headquarters. The items have been purchased with support from the TUI Care Foundation and will support KWS operations in combating wildlife trafficking in the Tsavo Conservation Area (TCA).

KENYA COMMEMORATES INTERNATIONAL VULTURE AWARENESS DAY

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Wednesday, September 9, 2020 - 15:30

Principal Secretary in the State Department of Wildlife Prof. Fred Segor, led KWS, KTB and several conservation partners in commemorating the International Vulture Awareness Day, Saturday September 5, 2020, at Rupell’s Vultures’ Cliff in Hell’s Gate National Park.

ELEPHANTS MOVED OUT OF NGULIA RHINO SANCTUARY

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Wednesday, August 26, 2020 - 19:00

Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) capture team is currently removing some elephant bulls from Ngulia rhino sanctuary in Tsavo West National park that have been identified as notorious for damaging the sanctuary infrastructure, including water and storage facilities.

They are also a threat to rhino monitoring teams in the sanctuary, and the removal is intended to mitigate these problems.

ANOTHER LAP WON IN THE RACE AGAINST TIME AND IN TIME OF COVID: NORTHERN WHITE RHINO RESCUE PROGRAMME RESUMES WORK WITH SUCCESSFUL EGG HARVEST

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Wednesday, August 19, 2020 - 11:15

After a few months hiatus owing to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the international team of scientists and conservationists was able to continue its ambitious programme to save the northern white rhino from extinction: On August 18, 2020 they harvested 10 eggs from the last remaining two individuals, Najin and Fatu, in the third-ever ovum pickup procedure in northern white rhinos at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya.

KENYA CELEBRATES WORLD ELEPHANT DAY 2020

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Thursday, August 13, 2020 - 11:15

Kenya joined the rest of the globe to mark this year’s World Elephant Day with a united call by conservationists to save the iconic and endangered species.

Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary and Kajiado Governor Joseph Ole Lenku joined guests and representatives of the community living next to Amboseli National park to immortalize elephants, with a clarion call to step up measures to guarantee their survival in a world of competing land use.

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