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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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AEFF’s film is pivotal for Kenya’s elephants

The weary war rages on bathed in angst and urgency  Statistics reflect a poaching holocaust worse than the 1980s  China’s lust for ivory seems insatiable  Ivory is now funding terrorism Six Kenya Wildlife Service rangers have been killed this year … Continue reading

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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

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Kenya’s cheetah controversy rages on and sheds light on wildlife for hire

The 66 page report involving Kenya’s orphaned cheetah cubs was released a couple of weeks ago. It exposes allegations against the Kenya Wildlife Service and several individuals. It brings Kenya’s illegal pet trade to the forefront, and provides damaging information … Continue reading

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