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Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) commemorates Conservation Heroes’ Day on December 16th of every year to pay tribute to the country’s conservation heroes.
This is an occasion in the organisation’s calendar of events that is set aside for the country’s conservation fraternity to celebrate in solemn reflection and pride those who dedicate their lives to this worthy cause. Others have paid the ultimate price protecting Kenya’s natural resources.
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Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has put in place a state-of-the- art digital radio system to improve its efficiency in surveillance of wildlife in the country.
The project has been accomplished through assistance from the French government which extended a 700-million shillings loan to the Kenya government to help improve communication among security personnel in three KWS conservation areas namely; Tsavo, Southern and Central Rift.
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In line with her mandate to conserve wildlife in the country, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has since November 19, 2017 been leading a number of other key partners in a total count of elephants, buffaloes, Grevy’s Zebras and Reticulated Giraffe in the greater northern landscape of Kenya.
The count, undertaken between November19 and 30, 2017, used 15 aircraft, with pilots and observers to systematically survey Laikipia, Samburu, Isiolo, Marsabit and Meru counties from the air.
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The new forensic and genetics laboratory at Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has enhanced Kenya government’s ability to prosecute poaching cases as well as other wildlife crimes.
Through the use of DNA technology, the laboratory allows scientists to discover the real identity of wildlife products — especially rhino horns and elephant ivories that are highly sought after by poachers.
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Hundreds of Kenyans joined the rest of the world to mark Global March For Elephants, Rhinos and Lions (GMFERL), which is celebrated on October 7, every year.
The processional march was flagged off by the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Prof. Judi Wakhungu at the National Museums of Kenya, and snaked through Uhuru Highway and Langata Road, to KWS headquarters in Nairobi, led by KWS band.
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Kenya joined the rest of the world to celebrate World Rhino Day that is marked on September 22, every year.
The world celebrated all five remaining species of rhinoceros: Black, white, greater one-horned, Sumatran and Javan rhinos. There are only 40 (forty) Javan rhinos left worldwide.
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World Elephant Day celebrated on August 12 every year is set aside to bring attention to the plight of the African and Asian elephants, whose very existence teeters on the brink of extinction.
The largest land mammals on earth are intelligent and family-oriented. They have eidetic memories and can experience a plethora of emotions.
The most significant risks to the elephant are:
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August 10, 2017 is World Lion Day, for people across t•••••••he world to come together to celebrate the King of the Jungle, and to help raise the awareness needed for the conservation of the world’s lions.
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A report detailing Wildlife Migratory Corridors and Dispersal Areas in Kenya has been unveiled. Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources Prof. Judi Wakhungu launched the report on July 26th, 2017, at the historic ‘Ivory Burning Site’ located within Nairobi National Park.
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Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is in the process of reviewing its uniformed staff Standing Orders and Disciplinary Code.
KWS organised a one day workshop for stakeholders, mainly from other security formations in the country, including Kenya Defence Force, Kenya Police Service, Kenya Prisons Service, Kenya Forest Service and the National Youth Service.
