Also known as: Prof Kanga · Erustus Kanga · Prof Erustus Kanga · Prof. Erastus Kanga · Prof. Kanga · Prof. Erustus Kanga
Director General of Kenya Wildlife Service, appearing in coverage of rhino conservation, elephant poisonings, and Lake Nakuru disappearances.
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… Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Director General Professor Erustus Kanga said the country’s black rhino population had reached 1,147 by the end of 2025, with conservation efforts now shifting from preventing losses to creating space for the species to expand. …
From survival to expansion: Kenya faces new challenge as rhino numbers growCapital News
… KWS Director General Erastus Kanga said the initiative would also give audiences a closer look at the work involved in protecting wildlife. …
KWS turns to live broadcasts to woo domestic, international wildlife loversCitizen Digital
… KWS Director General Prof. Erustus Kanga said the initiative would give international audiences a closer view of the day-to-day work involved in conservation. …
Kenya launches six-month live wildlife streaming programmeCapital News
… KWS Director General Prof. Erustus Kanga said the partnership demonstrates the agency’s commitment to safeguarding some of Kenya’s most important natural and cultural heritage sites through collaborative conservation. …
KWS Partners with Archipelagos to Strengthen Management of Lake Turkana National ParksThe Standard
… If this trend continues, Kenya risks presiding over the destruction of one of the world’s most important remaining populations of Somali giraffes,” NECA said in a letter to KWS Director General Prof Erustus Kanga, President William Ruto, the Ministry of Tourism, Parliament and go …
Alarm over poaching as three giraffes killed daily in N. KenyaCapital News
… KWS Director General Prof. Erustus Kanga said the agency remains committed to establishing the facts surrounding the incident and keeping the public informed as investigations continue. …
KWS launches multi-agency probe into elephant deaths in Amboseli-Kimana landscapeCitizen Digital
… Erastus Kanga said preliminary laboratory analysis of samples collected from the carcasses detected traces of cyanide, pointing to agricultural chemicals as the likely cause of the deaths. …
Cyanide poisoning killed 15 elephants in Amboseli, KWS confirmsThe Standard
… Joseph Ole Lenku when he appeared before the Senate County Public Accounts Committee at Bunge Towers in Nairobi on July 6, 2026. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] The Senate has summoned Tourism Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Director General Erastus Kanga …
Senate summons Miano, KWS boss over delayed Amboseli handover to KajiadoThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeDrama was witnessed during a meeting called by the Senate on forced disappearances of young fishermen in Lake Nakuru after Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) Director General Erastus Kanga disowned a report tabled by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCH …
Drama in Senate as KWS rejects KNHCR report on missing Lake Nakuru fishermenThe Standard
… dlife Service, the Wildlife Research and Training Institute, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Northern Rangelands Trust, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance-Kenya, Rare Species Conservatory Foundation, and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.According to KWS Director General Prof Erustus Kanga …
Conservationists: New laboratory a game changer for wildlife healthKenya's black rhino population has recovered to 1,147 by the end of 2025, a dramatic rebound from near extinction, but conservation efforts now face a new challenge: finding enough secure habitat as growing numbers create territorial conflicts within sanctuaries.
27 September 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya's black rhino population has recovered to 1,147 by the end of 2025, a dramatic rebound from near extinction, but conservation efforts now face a new challenge: finding enough secure habitat as growing numbers create territorial conflicts within sanctuaries.
27 September 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya Wildlife Service, partnering with Kenya Tourism Board and WildEarth Productions, launched a six-month live wildlife broadcast initiative called KenyaLIVE on September 7, streaming footage from nine parks including Nairobi National Park, Amboseli, Tsavo East and West, the Aberdares, Sibiloi, Meru, Ruma and Mount Elgon across platforms including DStv, YouTube, Samsung TV Plus and Roku. Tourism Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano said the virtual broadcasts aim to inspire domestic and international audiences to experience Kenya's wildlife in person.
23 September 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya has launched a six-month live wildlife streaming programme called "Experience Wonder Live From Kenya," a joint project by the Kenya Wildlife Service and Kenya Tourism Board running from September 7, 2026, that offers audiences worldwide direct access to national parks and conservation activities including rhino protection efforts at Nairobi National Park.
22 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Kenya Wildlife Service has entered into a strategic partnership with Archipelagos to support management and restoration of Sibiloi and Central Island National Parks in the Lake Turkana region, working to implement a 10-year management plan (2026–2036) for the parks.
29 August 2026 · Capital News →
The North Eastern Conservancies Association claims at least three Somali giraffes are being illegally killed every day across northern Kenya due to drought, habitat pressure, human-wildlife conflict and poaching for meat. The group has warned that if the trend continues, Kenya risks destroying one of the world's most important remaining populations of Somali giraffes.
10 August 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya Wildlife Service has launched a multi-agency investigation into 16 elephant deaths recorded between June 24 and July 31 across the Amboseli-Kimana-Kitenden ecosystem, with preliminary laboratory findings pointing to cyanide poisoning as the probable cause.
7 August 2026 · Capital News →
Fifteen elephants in the Amboseli National Park ecosystem died from cyanide poisoning after ingesting pesticides sprayed on nearby tomato farms, according to the Kenya Wildlife Service. The deaths have raised concerns among conservationists, local leaders, and wildlife authorities about the impact of farming activities on wildlife in the region.
29 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Senate has summoned Tourism Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano and Kenya Wildlife Service Director General Erastus Kanga to explain why a Presidential Proclamation on handing over Amboseli Game Reserve to Kajiado County has not been implemented.
10 July 2026 · The Standard →
During a Senate hearing on forced disappearances of young fishermen at Lake Nakuru, Kenya Wildlife Services Director General Erastus Kanga rejected a report tabled by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, saying he had not seen it and could not adequately respond to allegations without reviewing the document first.
23 June 2026 · The Standard →
Conservation stakeholders have welcomed the launch of a veterinary diagnostic laboratory in northern Kenya designed to fill a gap in accessible diagnostic infrastructure for wildlife and pastoral communities across the region.
12 June 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya Wildlife Service announced the relocation of the Nairobi Animal Orphanage from its current 7.4-acre facility to 89 acres of land opposite Bomas of Kenya, due to increasing numbers of wild animals needing rescue and rehabilitation. The upgraded facility, expected to cost Sh 3 to 4 billion and take 18 months to construct, will accommodate up to 20,000 visitors on peak days compared to the current 17,000.
5 June 2026 · The Standard →
Petitioners in a case involving disappeared fishermen from Lake Nakuru have rejected a Kenya Fisheries Services report on fish suitability for human consumption, claiming KFS excluded them from the sampling exercise despite prior agreement to involve them.
5 June 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya has launched the Kenya Conservancies Fund to channel money and technical support to community-led conservancies, helping the country meet its target of protecting 30 per cent of land and sea by 2030. Of 230 conservancies registered with the Kenya Wildlife Conservancy Association, only 1 per cent have reached financial maturity; the fund aims to help shift conservancies into viable conservation and livelihood enterprises.
5 June 2026 · The Standard →
President William Ruto issued a formal apology to the people of Northern Kenya for state-sanctioned marginalisation and neglect resulting from a 1965 Cabinet Sessional Paper that concentrated development on so-called "high potential" areas, leaving the northern frontier without adequate roads, water, healthcare or schools.
1 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Kenya Wildlife Service has urged community conservancies across Laikipia County to join a network of rhino sanctuaries as part of the Kenya Rhino Range Expansion programme, which seeks to relieve pressure on overcrowded sanctuaries and improve the long-term survival of the endangered species.
6 May 2026 · Capital News →
Four critically endangered male mountain bongos arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport from the Czech Republic as part of Kenya's long-term conservation strategy to restore the species, which exists only in Kenya's montane forests. Senior government officials, including Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and Tourism Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano, attended the reception and highlighted the importance of coordinated conservation efforts involving government, communities, and the private sector.
30 April 2026 · The Standard →
Four male mountain bongos arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport from the Czech Republic and were transferred to the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy as part of efforts to boost the species' recovery programme.
29 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya has received four male mountain bongos from Zoo Dvůr Králové in the Czech Republic as part of its National Recovery and Action Plan for the critically endangered species. The animals, now transferred to Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy, will strengthen genetic diversity and breeding outcomes for a population that has declined due to habitat loss, poaching, and disease.
29 April 2026 · Capital News →
Francis Awino Onyango, 40, has been charged with attempted extortion by threats after allegedly threatening to file a petition for the removal of Kenya Wildlife Service Director General Erastus Kanga over constitutional violations in a bid to obtain Ksh1.7 million. The defendant denied the charge and was granted pre-trial mention on May 7, 2026.
24 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →