The giraffe population in Kenya is in steep decline, signalling that the country may be headed the Eritrea, Mauritania and Nigeria way, where giraffe species have been wiped out.

For over a decade now, the farming community living around Lake Mburo National Park has been in a bitter relationship with Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA).

Work on phase two of the Standard Gauge Railway from the city to Naivasha, through the Nairobi National Park, continued yesterday despite stop orders.

Dodoma — The government has maintained its position requiring pastoralists, who illegally entered and grazing their animals in forest reserves and national parks in the country, to leave such areas

The Ebo forest boasts gorillas, chimps and forest elephants, plus a local NGO doing wonders to conserve it, but delays in granting national park status are putting it all at risk.

• African Parks will receive $65 million from the Wyss Foundation to bolster conservation efforts in Rwanda, Malawi, and beyond.

This is a small group of forest elephants in Gabon's Minkébé National Park. Poaching for the illegal ivory trade has reduced their numbers by 80 percent, according to a new study.