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Protect water towers, forest dwellers say

By Betty Njeru 1 day ago

Protect water towers, forest dwellers say

Australia counts record 470 stranded whales as rescue continues

By Reuters 1 day ago

Australia counts record 470 stranded whales as rescue continues

Egypt cuts highways across pyramids plateau, alarming conservationists

By Reuters 8 days ago

Egypt cuts highways across pyramids plateau, alarming conservationists

Potential sign of alien life detected on inhospitable Venus

By Reuters 9 days ago

Potential sign of alien life detected on inhospitable Venus

Uganda says it has rare gorilla 'baby boom' in park in country's southwest

Uganda says it has rare gorilla 'baby boom' in park in country's southwest

Whites are ‘animal lovers,’ but Africans dismissed as witches

Whites are ‘animal lovers,’ but Africans dismissed as witches

Co-op bank joins fight against wildlife trafficking

Co-op bank joins fight against wildlife trafficking

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THE STANDARD INSIDER

The biggest ‘meat eating’ festival that makes elders

The biggest ‘meat eating’ festival that makes elders

Peterson Githaiga 8 hours ago

Pianist with an open mind to his own stylistic directions

Pianist with an open mind to his own stylistic directions

Murimi Eston 8 hours ago

Moi’s instruments of power intact, claims elders’ council

Moi’s instruments of power intact, claims elders’ council

Julius Chepkwony 9 hours ago

What a bam bam! Singer dies but his hit song plays on

What a bam bam! Singer dies but his hit song plays on

Allan Mungai 9 hours ago

Ex-poacher turned fierce wildlife, forest defenders

Environment

Ex-poacher turned fierce wildlife, forest defenders

Eburru Forest is part of Mau Forest Complex in the east.

Antony Gitonga 1 month ago

Brazil fires threaten world's largest wetland

Environment

Brazil fires threaten world's largest wetland

Brazil’s national space research agency Inpe has registered 3,121 fires in the first 15 days of August, nearly five times higher than the same period

Reuters 1 month ago

Sweat, smoke and flames: fighting fires in the Amazon

Environment

Sweat, smoke and flames: fighting fires in the Amazon

Wind and heat can quickly change the pattern of a blaze. Even rainfall from months ago can make a difference.

Reuters 1 month ago

Kenya's famed wildebeest migration begins without foreign tourist crowds

Environment

Kenya's famed wildebeest migration begins without foreign tourist crowds

By June, Kenya had already lost 80 billion Kenyan shillings in tourism revenue, about half of last year’s total, due to the coronavirus crisis.

Reuters 1 month ago

Tortoise park struggles to stay afloat amid pandemic

Environment

Tortoise park struggles to stay afloat amid pandemic

Before the pandemic struck, Jacob Toroitich, owner of Equator Tortoise Park would make Sh100,000 on a good day.

Caroline Chebet 1 month ago

Africa’s forests declining rapidly

Environment

Africa’s forests declining rapidly

Africa has lost the largest amount of forest cover globally in the last decade - 3.9 million hectares - a new survey shows.

Protus Onyango 1 month ago

New tricks used by tobacco firms to evade strict advertising regulations

Environment

New tricks used by tobacco firms to evade strict advertising regulations

Jeckonia Otieno 1 month ago

Fence reduces human-wildlife conflicts in forest to nearly nil

Environment

Fence reduces human-wildlife conflicts in forest to nearly nil

Cases reduced from 1,174 between 2004 and 2014 to 12 between 2015 and 2019.

Caroline Chebet 1 month ago

CHECKPOINT

Did Esther Arunga ask Kenyans for forgiveness in tweet?

Did Esther Arunga ask Kenyans for forgiveness in tweet?

Judah Ben-Hur 6 days ago

How the Expressway will affect property owners along its path

How the Expressway will affect property owners along its path

Mercy Asamba 8 days ago

Yes, photos of Ugandan Airlines Anniversary cake true

Yes, photos of Ugandan Airlines Anniversary cake true

Hillary Orinde 17 days ago

No, medics didn’t almost accidentally bury a Covid-19 patient alive

No, medics didn’t almost accidentally bury a Covid-19 patient alive

Hillary Orinde and Gilbert Kimutai 1 month ago

Should children peel back the mask in the face of a pandemic?

Should children peel back the mask in the face of a pandemic?

Jael Mboga 1 month ago

CS Najib Balala hails rangers for their work

CS Najib Balala hails rangers for their work

Caroline Obuya 1 month ago

Journalists, non-media stakeholders engage in launch of environmental reporting award

Journalists, non-media stakeholders engage in launch of environmental reporting award

Lynet Otieno 1 month ago

Fire engulfs Tsavo Conservation area

Fire engulfs Tsavo Conservation area

Philip Mwakio 2 months ago

Restoration of Ondiri Swamp begins

Restoration of Ondiri Swamp begins

Jeckonia Otieno 2 months ago

Maasai Mara team launches online photos auction to raise conservation fund

Maasai Mara team launches online photos auction to raise conservation fund

Vivian Wandera 2 months ago

Beware, that plastic water bottle could land you in jail

Beware, that plastic water bottle could land you in jail

Protus Onyango 3 months ago

Covid-19 curse for humanity, blessing for Mother Earth

Covid-19 curse for humanity, blessing for Mother Earth

Betty Njeru 3 months ago

Looming wildlife crisis as Lake Nakuru floods

Looming wildlife crisis as Lake Nakuru floods

Caroline Chebet 3 months ago

For fear of lightning, SpaceX postpones its first manned flight to Saturday

For fear of lightning, SpaceX postpones its first manned flight to Saturday

AFP 3 months ago

MP wants frequent jumbo attacks halted

MP wants frequent jumbo attacks halted

Kennedy Gachuhi 4 months ago

Rising Lake waters escalate human-wildlife conflicts

Rising Lake waters escalate human-wildlife conflicts

Mactilda Mbenywe 4 months ago

Swelling lakes of the rift pose danger to residents

Swelling lakes of the rift pose danger to residents

Caroline Chebet 4 months ago

Food security project ignites hope in Homa Bay farmers

Food security project ignites hope in Homa Bay farmers

John Oywa 4 months ago

Locals now want bird sanctuary recognised

Locals now want bird sanctuary recognised

Caroline Chebet 5 months ago

Six-fold jump in polar ice loss lifts global oceans

Six-fold jump in polar ice loss lifts global oceans

AFP 6 months ago

Greta Thunberg urges activists to avoid mass climate protests

Greta Thunberg urges activists to avoid mass climate protests

AFP 6 months ago

Elephant maternity ward nestled in Mt Elgon Park

Elephant maternity ward nestled in Mt Elgon Park

John Shilitsa 6 months ago

Two cheetah cubs born after first-ever IVF

Two cheetah cubs born after first-ever IVF

Caroline Chebet 6 months ago

More elders seek to block Sh34b Itare dam

More elders seek to block Sh34b Itare dam

Julius Chepkwony 3 years ago

Kibos Sugar in pledge to reverse 'accidental' pollution of river

Kibos Sugar in pledge to reverse 'accidental' pollution of river

Dalton Nyabundi 3 years ago

Starehe Girls Centre scoops top environmental award

Starehe Girls Centre scoops top environmental award

Jeckonia Otieno 3 years ago

Sh6m fence put up as Kisumu’s dumpsite project stalls

Sh6m fence put up as Kisumu’s dumpsite project stalls

Kepher otieno 4 years ago

Two Standard Group journalists nominated for 2016 Eco Tourism Awards

Two Standard Group journalists nominated for 2016 Eco Tourism Awards

Esther Muchene 4 years ago

2016 recorded as hottest year in history

2016 recorded as hottest year in history

Protus Onyango 4 years ago

Kenya needs Sh1.8tr for climate agenda

Kenya needs Sh1.8tr for climate agenda

Protus Onyango 4 years ago

Rio official blames financial troubles for pollution woes

Rio official blames financial troubles for pollution woes

AFP 4 years ago

Wildlife at risk as sewage and industrial waste choke Lake Nakuru

Wildlife at risk as sewage and industrial waste choke Lake Nakuru

Mercy Kahenda 4 years ago

Global drive to save elephants launched

Global drive to save elephants launched

Daniel Psirmoi 4 years ago

Maize seeds resistant to Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease to be in the market by 2018

Maize seeds resistant to Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease to be in the market by 2018

Jacob Ng'etich 4 years ago

Japan urges Kenya to adopt Kaizen management philosophy

Japan urges Kenya to adopt Kaizen management philosophy

Daniel Psirmoi 4 years ago

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