Warm greetings from Nairobi, Kenya! Besides conducting two successful awareness campaign marches on World Animal Day, October 3, under the themes “Animals Matter” and “Global March for Elephants and Rhinos, we the Africa Network for Animal Welfare, Kenyans United Against Poaching, and the Pan African Animal Welfare Alliance joined other organizations under the auspices of […]
While the road to hell is paved with good intentions, a proposed road bisecting the Serengeti wildebeest migration route may not be paved at all
East African Court of Justice rules against Tanzanian government scheme NAIROBI––The East African Court of Justice on June 20, 2014 ruled against a Tanzanian government scheme to build a 34-mile stretch of paved highway through Serengeti National Park. The route might have blocked the annual migration of more than a million wildebeest, and might even […]
Why shoot-to-kill doesn’t stop poaching
Kenya ranger ambushed NAIROBI––Paul Harrison Lelesepei, 25, a Kenya Wildlife Service ranger stationed at the Ol Jorgi Ranch in Laikipia North, was killed in a June 2, 2014 shootout with suspected rhino poachers. Lelesepei’s death demonstrated the futility of trying to protect wildlife with policies that had already made more enemies than friends back in […]
Kenya adds humane education curriculum
Follows South African example NAIROBI––“For the first time in Kenya, animal welfare will be integrated into the national school curriculum,” Africa Network for Animal Welfare founder Josphat Ngonyo e-mailed to ANIMALS 24-7 on July 17, 2014. ANAW and the Kenya Institute for Curriculum Development on June 6, 2014 signed a memorandum of understanding that “sets […]
Fighting rabies panic & dog poisoning in Kenya
Naivasha rabies panic The Daily Nation, the leading newspaper in Kenya, on May 8, 2014 announced that “A campaign to eliminate stray dogs has been launched in Naivasha,” a town approximately 110 kilometers from Nairobi. “Sub-county veterinary officer Enos Anuyunzu said all stray dogs would be eliminated within Naivasha and Masi Mahiu, as well as […]
Review: The Last Savanna, by Mike Bond
The Last Savanna by Mike Bond Mandevilla Press (7 Indian Valley Road. Weston, CT 06883), 2014. 320 pages, paperback. $15.99. The Last Savanna, a novel based on anti-poaching activity in Kenya at an indeterminate time appearing to be the mid-1980s, is easily parodied. The opening, for example, resembles the children’s song “There was an old […]
Nairobi terrorist strike alerts the world to new threat to elephants
Four days of shooting at the Westgate Mall NAIROBI, Kenya––Four days of shooting at the Westgate Mall in Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya introduced the world to yet another poaching threat to elephants. Claiming credit for the September 21, 2013 mall invasion, which brought the deaths of at least 61 civilians, six Kenyan soldiers, and five terrorists, […]