Kenya risks losing 18 animal and bird species, and the ecosystem services they provide—Research report

Posted on 22 Feb 2017 by Susan MacMillan • Leave a comment

A group of scientists led by Dr Joseph Ogutu say Kenya risks losing 18 animal and bird species due to negligence. They include warthogs, lesser kudu, Thomson’s gazelle, eland, oryx, topi, hartebeest, impala, Grévy’s zebra, waterbuck, wildebeest, giraffe, gerenuk, Grant’s gazelle, buffalo, elephant, ostrich and Burchell’s zebra. Continue reading →

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Wildlife populations are declining dramatically in Kenya’s Kajiado County

Posted on 28 Aug 2014 by Susan MacMillan • Leave a comment

Wildlife populations are declining severely in many protected areas and unprotected pastoral areas of Africa, researchers from leading universities and international research institutes said. Continue reading →

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Wildlife populations reported to be crashing in Africa’s renowned Mara and Okavango wildlife refuges

Posted on 18 Jun 2011 by Susan MacMillan • Leave a comment

The African Cape buffalo (photo credit: ILRI/Elsworth). Is conservation of wild mammals and their environments in Africa at a crisis point? Are wildlife populations “crashing” in Africa’s most renowned wildlife reserves? Two new reports suggest that may be the case. The following was reported in the Guardian today. ‘The Okavango delta in Botswana has suffered … Continue reading →

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Wildlife ‘crash’ reported in Kenya’s famous Masai Mara region

Posted on 1 Jun 2011 by Susan MacMillan • 1 Comment

The African Cape buffalo is all but gone on the Mara ranches adjacent to Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Reserve; ‘The status of Masai Mara as a prime conservation area and premier tourist draw card in Kenya may soon be in jeopardy’—Joseph Ogutu (photo credit: ILRI/Elsworth). Matt Walker reports on the BBC this week that populations of … Continue reading →

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Masai Mara has lost half its animals

Posted on 19 Jul 2010 by Dorine Adhoch • 1 Comment

The Maasai Mara has lost almost 60 per cent of its large animals, including lions, elephants, buffaloes, leopards and rhinos, according to the United Nations Environmental Programme. A continent-wide study, released last week found big mammal populations inside national parks, including Kenya’s Maasai Mara and Tanzania’s Serengeti to have declined by an average of 59 … Continue reading →

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Are too many tourists killing Africa’s wildlife?

Posted on 15 Feb 2010 by ILRI Communications • Leave a comment

ILRI’s Research of 2009 is again reported on the ‘Dynamics of Mara-Serengeti ungulates to land use changes’. A former project member, Dickson Ole Kaelo, speaking on the importance of conservancies in sustaining the Mara’s wildlife, is quoted saying, “This land is critical to the survival of most resident and migratory wildlife species such as … Continue reading →