Topic: Wildlife Conservation

As of 2025, more than 80 protected areas across over 20 countries have been placed on the IUCN Green List. These include forests, wetlands, grasslands, mountains, and marine ecosystems. What makes the Green List unique is its emphasis on accountability.

The okapi seems to have been stitched together by an artist with an overactive imagination — a giraffe’s head, a horse’s body, and the striped hind legs of a zebra. Yet this odd combination is not a mistake of evolution; it’s a masterpiece of adaptation.

The theme for World Nature Conservation Day 2025 — “Connecting People and Plants: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation” — focuses on the role of modern technology in enhancing conservation efforts.

With between 65-70 per cent of wildlife residing outside protected areas, one of the critical challenges to conservation is how to enhance and sustain coexistence between people and wildlife.

Her remarks follow the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Narok County government and the Wildlife Research and Training Institute, aimed at collecting vital wildlife conservation data.

President Ruto has outlined an ambitious target of attracting 5 million visitors annually by 2027, asserting that achieving this goal requires concerted efforts from all stakeholders in the industry. "Tourism is fundamental to Kenya’s economy, contributin

The initiative is part of a program designed to alleviate the impacts of drought while reducing potential conflicts between humans and elephants, which can escalate when animals venture closer to communities in search of food and water.