Category Archives: Rhinos

Not much has changed since the 2013 release of the book “Ivory, Horn and Blood.”

Poaching and wildlife trafficking has not changed much since  Ivory, Horn and Blood was published in 2013. The carnage continues with the recent poaching of 87 elephants and several rhinos in Botswana, and Feisal Ali Mohammed’s release from a Kenyan … Continue reading

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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

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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

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