A Cry for Help From Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria is crying for help

Lake Victoria is crying for help from all the countries it serves, the East African Countries. It is one of the greatest freshwater lakes in Africa. In fact, it the second largest lake in the world based on its surface area. The name was coined by an explorer who named it after Queen Victoria. This … Read more

The Lioness that introduced themselves to Soysambu Conservancy in Kenya

The Lioness that introduced themselves to Soysambu Conservancy in Kenya

Three lionesses from Lake Nakuru National Park found themselves into the Soysambu Conservancy in search of their own territory and made it the new home. They were the first lions to be in Soysambu. Soysambu is located in Nakuru County, Kenya bordered by Lake Nakuru National Park, Ol Doinyo Eburru, and Menengai Crater. Soysambu Conservancy … Read more

Letter To The Wildlife Rangers

Letter To The Wildlife Rangers

Dear Wildlife Rangers, I hope this finds you well. Am always motivated and mesmerized by your sacrifice while working to ensure that our wildlife gets a bright future and survives extinction. It’s not just a job but rather a devotion. You put wildlife literally before everything even your own lives. Not everyone is ready or … Read more

Happy World Earth Day

Happy World Earth Day

Earth’s day theme for this year is to “End Plastic Pollution.” It’s a day dedicated to show support for environmental protection and start in 1970. Earth day can be part of daily lives if we applied several practices friendly to nature. Going green will help us protect the planet earth and save money. There are … Read more

Political Will Is A Vital Tool In Conservation

Political Will is vital to Conservation

Political will is the firm intention or commitment on the part of a government to carry through a policy, especially one which is not immediately successful or popular. It is the motive force that promotes political action. A collection of political benefits and costs resulting from the passing of any given law. Passing these laws … Read more

What Unmanaged Shamba System is doing to the Forest Cover in Kenya

What Shamba System is doing to the Forest Cover in Kenya

Shamba system is a form of agroforestry that encourages farmers to plant trees alongside their crops. Instead of cutting trees while planting, they are to maintain them and even plant more. This initiative was introduced by the Kenya Forest Service. Its partially funded by the International Development – USAID. The targeted groups included the local … Read more

Do we embrace coal mining or conserve the old town of Lamu?

Do we embrace coal mining or conserve the old town of Lamu?

Lamu is faced with a tough decision on whether to continue conserving it or allow coal mining in the area. The coal mine is to provide the needed power as per our vision 2030. If we go ahead and embrace the coal mining, we will be placing our environment in crisis. The environment impacts to … Read more

Effects Of Invasive species To The Ecosystem

Effects Of Invasive species To The Ecosystem..

Invasive species are species that have been introduced into a new area they have never been to before. They tend to do very well compared to the indigenous species in that particular area. This results in various negative outcomes for the species in the ecosystem. Are invasive and exotic species similar? They share some similarities … Read more

What Are Endangered Species

The Lioness that introduced themselves to Soysambu Conservancy in Kenya

Endangered species are those species considered to be nearly extinct as per the IUCN. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is responsible for categorizing all the world species as per their vulnerability to extinction. They have a Red List that places species into the following categories: Extinct – No species still alive Extinct … Read more

Lake Naivasha

Lake Naivasha

Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake that has survived all kinds of threats presented by human activities. Lake Naivasha is a Ramsar site. Despite being an important bird sanctuary and wetland, it has been left at the mercy of the local communities. No fence around it and developments have been carried out at its shores. … Read more