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Topic: Wildlife

Intercommunity resource wars, wildlife threaten lives in Samburu

By Josphat Thiong’o   2026-02-09 20:34:43

A worsening drought has pushed the county into flashpoints of desperate survival as the communities grapple with human-wildlife conflict and inter-communal resource wars. 

Drought pushes wildlife into homes and highway

By Anthony Gitonga   2026-02-09 21:40:11

The ongoing drought has pushed tens of wild animals from their habitats to homes, private farms, and major roads in Naivasha as cases of human-wildlife conflict continued to rise.

Kajiado irrigation project cuts human-wildlife conflict

By Fred Kagonye   2026-02-04 18:16:02

An irrigation project in Kajiado West has cut human-wildlife conflict by stabilising pastoral livelihoods and limiting encroachment into wildlife habitats.

Kisumu villagers 'arrest' baboons, monkeys as human-wildlife conflict escalates

By Jael Wakesho   2026-01-29 11:52:55

Beyond damaged farms, several residents reported sustaining injuries, saying the baboons often attacked at dawn and moved in coordinated groups, making them difficult to repel.

KWS officers arrest three suspects, seize elephant tusks, wildlife skins

By Bakari Ang’ela   2026-01-28 16:35:09

KWS officers have arrested three suspects and seized ten elephant tusks, three leopard skins, and three python skins during an operation in Lokichar targeting regional trafficking networks.

Fear grips Ugunja over rising human-wildlife conflict

By Isaiah Gwengi   2026-01-25 20:49:53

Residents of Ugunja sub-county are living in fear after a python slithered into a family compound in Uloma ‘B’ village, Asango East sub-location,.