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Rhino Killed in Kenya, Six Suspects Arrested

Tweet Six people are in custody following the murder of another rhino in Kenya. A manhunt launched by the Narok police and County Council rangers, along with Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), has led to the arrests of six suspects in connection with the murder of a white rhino last Wednesday in the Maasai Mara Game [...]

All Black Rhinos in Kenya Being Fitted with Tracking Devices

Tweet Kenya’s entire black rhino population will soon be electronically monitored. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is setting the standard in rhino protection by fitting each of its 610 critically endangered black rhinos with tracking devices. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder of Saving Rhinos LLC, which publishes news and information about the global rhino crisis. [...]

Kenya White Rhino Translocation: Video

Tweet For the first time, Kenya Wildlife Service is introducing white rhinos from Lake Nakuru National Park to Nairobi National Park. Nairobi National Park will serve as a new home for ten Southern white rhinos, who are being translocated from drought-stricken Lake Nakuru National Park. The lack of water has depleted the grasses that make [...]