Category Archives: Kenya Wildlife Service
Kenya Wildlife Service’s rhino debacle – what really happened?
For a few weeks now the Kenya Wildlife Service has been “trying” to resolve their dead rhino debacle. No one knows for sure what really happened or how many died because the reports keep changing. This we know: Ten rhinos … Continue reading
Welcome back to the Makena Safari Tales blog!
Welcome back! Global destabilization of wildlife, and the current administration’s anti-conservation doings has prompted me to re-introduce my blog. My mission: To provide you with tales that are conservation driven, sometimes controversial, but respectful without vitriol. So, in the coming … Continue reading
Director of the Kenya Wildlife Service just resigned – now what?
Julius Kipng’etich, director of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), resigned yesterday and with his exit many issues go unresolved. He says his departure is in pursuit of personal interests, but is it really? With March elections looming was this cleaning … Continue reading
Did the translocation of elephants into Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve backfire?
Translocation of elephants from Narok North into Maasai Mara was on the Kenya Wildlife Service’s (KWS) agenda during September. According to the KWS, as of a few days ago phase one is complete and a huge success. But how does … Continue reading
