International Union for Conservation of Nature — global conservation body housing the Species Survival Commission Antelope Specialist Group overseeing antelope protection across Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
… Listed as Endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, the species has suffered dramatic declines across Africa. …
… The Red Weaver is currently listed as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), although scientists say little is known about its population size or breeding biology, making continued monitoring essential.
… Scientists, Multilateral Environmental conventions, and international organisations, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity, the International Whaling Commission, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and the Convention on Migratory Species, have repeatedly …
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 22 – Wildlife veterinarian and conservation expert Robert Aruho has been appointed Chair of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission Antelope Specialist Group (SSC ASG) for the 2026–2030 quadrennium. …
… Among the participants were representatives from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Kenya), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), International Center for Tropical Agricultur …
… Aruho was appointed Co-Chair of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission Antelope Specialist Group, a global role overseeing recovery efforts for more than 90 antelope species and their habitats. …
… at were repatriated from the US in February at the Mountain Bongo and Rhino sanctuary in Meru County, on March 29, 2025. [File, Standard] The mountain bongo, Africa’s largest forest antelope, is listed as Critically Endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature …
Wildlife species populations at Samburu National Reserve, including elands, lesser kudus, African wild dogs, Grevy's zebras and elephants, have declined significantly over the past decade as human encroachment and climate change reshape the region. Conservationists say expanding settlements and agriculture are blocking traditional migration corridors and disrupting animal movement.
Wildlife species populations at Samburu National Reserve, including elands, lesser kudus, African wild dogs, Grevy's zebras and elephants, have declined significantly over the past decade as human encroachment and climate change reshape the region. Conservationists say expanding settlements and agriculture are blocking traditional migration corridors and disrupting animal movement.
Ornithologist James Apolloh Omenya and photographer Simon Odhiambo spotted three male Red Weavers in Lamu County's Boni-Dodori Forest on July 3, ending a 12-year search for the species, which had not been recorded since 2014. The rediscovery provides the first modern evidence that the Red Weaver is breeding in the forest, its only known habitat in the world.
Increased ship traffic rerouted to Kenyan ports due to Middle East conflict is amplifying underwater ocean noise, which disrupts marine species' ability to communicate, navigate, and survive in the Western Indian Ocean—one of the world's most biologically diverse marine regions supporting over 65 million people dependent on healthy oceans.
Wildlife veterinarian Robert Aruho, Conservation Lead at Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy, has been appointed Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission Antelope Specialist Group for 2026–2030, leading an international network responsible for guiding antelope protection and recovery across Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Kenya is attracting international financing and partnerships to restore 10.6 million hectares of degraded land by 2032 under its National Landscape and Ecosystem Restoration Strategy, with a focus on arid and semi-arid regions that cover approximately 89 percent of the country's land mass.
Dr Robert Aruho, Head of Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy in Nanyuki, has been appointed Co-Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission Antelope Specialist Group, a global role overseeing recovery efforts for more than 90 antelope species. His conservancy runs a captive breeding programme for critically endangered Mountain Bongos that has grown into the largest population of the subspecies anywhere in the world, now numbering more than 100 individuals.
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution declaring that protecting the environment from greenhouse gas emissions is a strict legal obligation under international law, endorsing a World Court ruling that governments are legally responsible for climate-change-related damage. The decision shifts the approach from voluntary targets in agreements like the Paris Agreement to binding legal responsibility aligned with international law.
Migratory birds navigate thousands of kilometres across continents using fragile flyways—chains of wetlands, rangelands, and coastlines—to reach destinations like Lake Victoria and Lake Elementaita. World Migratory Bird Day, observed in May and October to match migration peaks, encourages communities to participate in birdwatching and citizen science through eBird to track bird populations globally.
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.
A Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time crossing a man-made canopy bridge built in North Sumatra province in 2024 to help endangered animals bypass a tarred road that cuts through rainforest. The bridge, constructed by conservation groups and local authorities, represents a "world first" for the species, though other animals including gibbons and long-tailed macaques have also used it.