Chinese jailed as more illegal Ivory seized in KenyaA Chinese national was jailed for 18 months for possession of illegal ivory barely a day after the weekend seizure of 2 tonnes of ivory and five rhino horns. This was part of two more seizures of illegal ivory from Mozambique and Uganda made at Kenya’s main airport in Nairobi in a week....[ More ]Published 26 Aug, 2010
Kenya Wildlife Service hosts the launch of the BIOTA East Africa AtlasKenya’s Forestry and Wildlife Minister, Hon Dr Noah Wekesa, on August 24, 2010. Presided over the launch of the Biodiversity Monitoring Transect Analysis (BIOTA) East Africa Atlas at the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) headquarte...[ More ]Published 25 Aug, 2010
Seizure of Elephant tusks and Rhinocerous hornsTwo suspects were arrested over seizure of 317 pieces of raw elephant ivory weighing 2 tonnes and five rhino horns at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi....[ More ]Published 24 Aug, 2010