Kenyan ranger feted in London amid growing threat to wildlife

Some of the mountain bongos that were repatriated from US in February at the Mountain Bongo and Rhino sanctuary in Meru County. [Phares Mutembei, Standard]

Kenya’s wildlife remains under pressure. Years of habitat loss, poaching, drought, forest degradation and human activity have pushed several species to close to extinction.

Conservation experts warn that without stronger protection Kenya may lose some of its rarest animals.