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… orest before Pigtail rouses. - 'Conflict inevitable' - For the past 40 years, Bornean elephants have lost more than 60 percent of their habitat in Sabah, in northern Borneo, to logging and, later, oil palm expansion, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature …
Malaysia's 'elephant whisperer' fights to save Borneo's endangered giantsThe Standard
… In March 2025, having gone over a decade without a confirmed sighting, the Red Weaver was officially added to the global Search for Lost Birds priority list.Although the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List had long classified the Red Weaver as "Least Co …
The rediscovery of Kenya's lost Red WeaverThe Standard
… They are habitat destruction, over-exploitation of resources such as water, climate change, pollution and the spread of invasive species.More than a quarter of all animals and plants are threatened with extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. …
World 'not on track' to meet biodiversity goals ahead of UN talksThe Standard
… Listed as Endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, the species has suffered dramatic declines across Africa. …
Encroachment, climate change threaten Samburu's iconic wildlifeCapital News
… 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.
Kenyan birders James Omenya and Simon Odhiambo rediscover rare Red Weaver after 12 years in Boni-Dodori ForestThe Standard
… 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 …
Noise pollution threatening marine life in the Western Indian OceanCapital News
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. …
Robert Aruho appointed to chair global antelope conservation bodyCapital News
… 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 …
Kenya seeks fresh green investment to restore 10.6mn hectares of degraded landThe Standard
… 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. …
Conservationist lands global role protecting 90 antelope speciesThe Standard
… The world’s largest environmental networks, such as the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), have welcomed the new resolutions. …
UN declares climate protection a legal obligation under international lawIn Malaysia's Borneo jungle, conservationist Farina Othman and her team dart Bornean elephants to fit them with GPS tracking collars, helping to minimize conflict between the estimated 1,000 remaining wild elephants and local communities, and creating "corridors" for the animals across fragmented forest.
21 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
In Malaysia's Borneo jungle, conservationist Farina Othman and her team dart Bornean elephants to fit them with GPS tracking collars, helping to minimize conflict between the estimated 1,000 remaining wild elephants and local communities, and creating "corridors" for the animals across fragmented forest.
21 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A bird species last photographed in April 2014, the Red Weaver was rediscovered in Boni-Dodori Forest in July 2026 after over a decade without confirmed sightings. The species had been added to the global Search for Lost Birds priority list in March 2025 due to the lack of field records and security challenges in its habitat near the Kenya-Somalia border.
24 August 2026 · The Standard →
The UN's biodiversity chief warned that the world is not on track to meet commitments to protect nature, with nearly all countries having agreed four years ago to protect 30 percent of the planet by 2030 and for wealthier countries to provide poorer ones with $30 billion a year. National negotiators will meet for the COP17 conference in Armenia's capital Yerevan in October to review how the 196 countries who agreed to these targets are faring.
13 August 2026 · The Standard →
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.
10 August 2026 · The Standard →
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.
4 August 2026 · Capital News →
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.
30 July 2026 · The Standard →
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.
22 July 2026 · Capital News →
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.
22 July 2026 · Capital News →
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.
16 July 2026 · The Standard →
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.
25 May 2026 · The Standard →
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.
15 May 2026 · The Standard →
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 →
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.
26 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →