Topic: Kenya Wildlife Service
2 suspects nabbed with 52kg of elephant tusks valued at Sh5.3 million in Nyeri
May 31, 2023 at 10:51 AM
Nyeri police, in collaboration with the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), apprehended two male suspects on Sunday in a significant victory for wildlife conservation efforts....
Detectives bust elephant tusk trafficking ring, seize 110 kilograms in Laikipia
May 25, 2023 at 03:43 PM
Serious Crimes Unit detectives have arrested a man and recovered a significant haul of elephant tusks weighing over 110 kilograms in Laikipia County....
KWS DG John Waweru sent on leave after new PS Sylvia Muhoro takes office
Dec 05, 2022 at 08:48 PM
Reports intimate that Sylvia Museiya Muhoro, the new PS in the state department domiciled in the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, issued the orders immediately on assuming office....
KWS tackles social media talk of 'volcanic eruption' causing Mt Longonot inferno
Oct 28, 2022 at 02:52 PM
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has assured the members of the public that the fire that was reported to have erupted on Mt. Longonot did not result from volcanic activity....
Heavy traffic on Southern Bypass as aircraft crashes in Nairobi National Park
Sep 21, 2022 at 02:10 PM
Four people are said to have escaped death narrowly after the small aircraft hey were flying in crashed inside the Nairobi National Park close to the Southern Bypass on Wednesday....
Relief as Govt confirms outbreak of Swine Flu in Nakuru has been contained
Aug 24, 2022 at 12:33 PM
The government through the Ministry of Health (MoH) has guaranteed Nakuru residents that it has contained the recent outbreak of Swine-flu in Elementaita....
Detectives nab three suspects with endangered pangolin destined for black market
Aug 24, 2022 at 08:00 AM
Serious Crimes Unit detectives have arrested three suspects in Kinango, Kwale County after finding them in possession of a male pangolin....
KWS introduces seasonal park entry fees to encourage all-year round visits
Mar 28, 2022 at 07:19 PM
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has introduced seasonal park entry fees, which will take effect on July 1, 2022....
Over 6,500 acres of Mount Kenya forest razed down by raging inferno - VIDEO
Mar 24, 2022 at 07:33 PM
Over 6,500 acres of moorland in the Marania area of the Mount Kenya forest has been razed down by a raging inferno....
KWS, KFS officials fight to contain fierce wildfire razing Aberdare National Park
Feb 07, 2022 at 11:18 AM
A serious wildfire fire broke out and razed down a section of Aberdare National Park....
TikTok brings Kenya’s great wildebeest migration live to its global community
Aug 25, 2021 at 12:49 PM
TikTok launches #TheGreatMigration challenge in collaboration with Kenya Tourism Board, International Fund for Animal Welfare, and Conservation International....
KWS pilot, passenger killed in Nanyuki place crash
Feb 11, 2021 at 08:25 PM
KWS pilot, passenger killed in Nanyuki place crash...
KWS celebrates first zero rhino poaching in 21 years
Feb 08, 2021 at 10:07 AM
KWS celebrates first zero rhino poaching in 21 years...
KWS pilot killed in Magadi plane crash
Nov 19, 2020 at 05:12 PM
KWS pilot killed in Magadi plane crash...