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A Showcase of Wildlife and Wild Places on My Wild Africa

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A Showcase of Wildlife and Wild Places on My Wild Africa

Victoria Wangui2022-05-01T10:49:42+00:00June 13th, 2021|Categories: Blog|Tags: Citizen TV, Dr. Paula Kahumbu, Kenya, Kenya Wildlife Service, Last Lion of Liuwa, Off the Fence, Rainbow Nature, Wild Uganda, WildlifeDirect, WWF - Kenya|

My Wild Africa series was screened every Sunday at 5:30 EAT on Citizen TV showcasing wildlife documentaries filmed in Africa. In May of 2021, viewers had an opportunity to learn about African wildlife including lions, lizards, giraffes, ostriches, elephants and gorillas. We are grateful to Off the Fence, Citizen TV and WWF-Kenya who have made this series possible. If you would like your film to be featured on My Wild Africa, reach out to Victoria Wangui at victoria@wildlifedirect.org.

WildlifeDirect CEO Dr. Paula Kahumbu wins prestigious Whitley Gold Award

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WildlifeDirect CEO Dr. Paula Kahumbu wins prestigious Whitley Gold Award

Victoria Wangui2021-05-13T11:59:07+00:00May 12th, 2021|Categories: press resleases|Tags: Argentina, Brazil, British High Commissioner Jane Marriott, Dr. Paula Kahumbu, Edward Whitley, Hands off our elephants, India, Iroro Tanshi, Kenya, Kini Roesler, Lucy Kemp, Mr. Ali Daud Mohamed, Nigeria, Nuklu Phom, Pedro Fruet, Sammy Safari, South Africa, Whitley Awards, Whitley Fund for Nature, WildlifeDirect|

WildlifeDirect is thrilled to announce that Dr. Paula Kahumbu is the winner of the prestigious Whitley Gold Award for 2021. The Whitely Gold Award comes with £100,000 in project funding and will be used to establish an environmental justice desk to address conservation matters such as human-wildlife conflict, securing wild spaces for wildlife and empowering citizens to advocate for environmental matters in Kenya.

Exploring A Cheetah’s Journey On My Wild Africa

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Exploring A Cheetah’s Journey On My Wild Africa

Victoria Wangui2021-01-05T05:35:15+00:00October 31st, 2020|Categories: Blog|Tags: Citizen TV, Citizen TV Kenya, Documentary, Dr. Paula Kahumbu, Kenya, Kids newsletter, Mark Deeble, My Wild Africa, Wildlife Documentaries, Wildlife Films, Wildlife Warriors, WildlifeDirect|

Sundays at 5:30 PM EAT on Kenya’s popular broadcasting channel Citizen TV are always anticipated by viewers across the country. The My Wild Africa series by WildlifeDirect and Wildlife Warriors TV brings high-quality wildlife documentaries produced in Africa. In October, Kenyans followed the lives of cheetahs in training to be ambassador animals of their species in the second season of cheetah diaries.

Over 200 people came together virtually to discuss the future of Nairobi National Park

Victoria Wangui2020-06-24T13:01:00+00:00June 24th, 2020|Categories: featured, press resleases|Tags: 10 year draft management plan, Conservation Alliance of Kenya, Dr. Paula Kahumbu, Draft Management Plan, Kenya, Nairobi, Nairobi National Park, Open Space Technology, OST, WildlifeDirect|

Under the banner of Conservation Alliance of Kenya, over 200 people came together from June 12-14 to address the question, “how can we ensure the management plan commits to protecting the unique, immeasurable ecological value and potential of the park for the public in Nairobi and beyond?”

WildlifeDirect and EbonyLife TV Wildlife Warriors TV Series Partnership

trish2019-12-20T12:06:31+00:00November 4th, 2019|Categories: featured, press resleases, timeline|Tags: Africa, Conservation, Documentaries, Elephants, extinction, girraffes, heroes, Ivory trade, Ivory Trafficking, Kenya, law, lions, News, Nigeria, Paula Kahumbu, TV Series, Wildlife, wildlife communities, wildlife crime, WildlifeDirect|

First African produced Wildlife documentary series, from Kenya Wildlife Warriors goes continent-wide via Nigerian channel EbonyLife TV in November. WildlifeDirect is thrilled to announce partnership with Africa’s first global black entertainment and lifestyle network, EbonyLife TV to air Season One of the Wildlife Warriors TV Series will premiere on November 6, on EbonyLife TV in Nigeria.

WildlifeDirect calls on South Africans to overturn the amendment to the Animal Improvement Act (AIA) that has categorized selected endangered species as farmed animals

trish2019-10-17T15:42:49+00:00October 17th, 2019|Categories: Legal Program, press resleases, timeline|Tags: Africa, Conservation, Elephants, extinction, girraffes, Ivory trade, Ivory Trafficking, Kenya, law, lions, News, Paula Kahumbu, Police, South Africa, Wildlife, wildlife crime, WildlifeDirect|

WildlifeDirect strongly opposes the legislative move by South Africa to list endangered species as farmed animals – although we recognise South Africa’s sovereign right, this is an abuse of a global natural resources.

Law enforcement officers sentenced to life imprisonment for poaching

trish2019-10-17T15:32:05+00:00August 22nd, 2019|Categories: Legal Program, press resleases, timeline|Tags: Adminstration Police, Africa, Conservation, Elephants, extinction, Hunting Ban, Ivory trade, Ivory Trafficking, Kenya, News, Paula Kahumbu, Police, Wildlife, wildlife crime, WildlifeDirect|

Four Administration Police Officers were last week convicted to life imprisonment or pay a fine of not less than 20 million shillings ($200,000) each for being in possession of a wildlife trophy without a permit.

WildlifeDirect opposes the lifting of Hunting Ban in Botswana

trish2019-10-17T15:34:07+00:00May 23rd, 2019|Categories: featured, press resleases, timeline|Tags: Africa, Botswana, CITES, Conservation, CoP 18, Elephants, extinction, Hunting Ban, Ivory trade, Ivory Trafficking, Kenya, News, Paula Kahumbu, Wildlife, WildlifeDirect|

WildlifeDirect does not support the reversal of the Hunting ban in Botswana though we recognize that it is their so sovereign right to manage elephants domestically.

Showdown looming at CITES

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Showdown looming at CITES

trish2019-05-11T12:02:56+00:00May 11th, 2019|Categories: Blog, timeline|Tags: Africa, Botswana, CITES, Conservation, court, Elephants, extinction, illegal wildlife trade, Ivory trade, Kenya, Nairobi, poachers, South Africa, Tanzania, Tusks, Wildlife, wildlife crime, WildlifeDirect, Zimbabwe|

Eastern and Southern Africa will take the next Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to another ugly argument about ivory trade. They are pitching for a big fight. Kenya and her 'friends' want to transfer all elephants to be on Appendix I, which will send a clear message - NO IVORY TRADE for anyone.

Another trafficker walks free

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Another trafficker walks free

trish2019-04-26T15:40:39+00:00April 26th, 2019|Categories: Blog, featured, timeline|Tags: Africa, Conservation, court, Elephants, extinction, illegal wildlife trade, Ivory trade, Kenya, Mombasa, Nairobi, poachers, Tanzania, Tusks, Wildlife, wildlife crime, WildlifeDirect|

Another suspected trafficker of elephant ivory is set free by a magistrate at Mombasa Law Courts. Directly charged for the trafficking of 1097kgs of elephant ivory in two containers in December 2016, Mr. Gitonga walks out of court a free man.