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Kenyan raptor biologist awarded at Whitley Awards 2018

trish2019-10-17T15:38:56+00:00April 26th, 2018|Categories: press resleases|Tags: Africa, Award, Conservation, extinction, investigations, Kenya, Maasai Mara, News, Paula Kahumbu, Raptors, vultures, Whitley Fund for Nature, Wildlife, WildlifeDirect|

WildlifeDirect wishes to congratulate Munir Virani, the Vice President at The Peregrine Fund who was on April 25 awarded the prestigious Whitley Award by HRH The Princess Royal. Munir is a Kenyan raptor biologist devoted to conserving one of the most threatened groups of birds on the planet. He works to preserve Kenya’s endangered vultures in Africa’s Serengeti-Mara ecosystem. He first began his project in 2003 following the Asian Vulture Crisis which saw 40 million vultures poisoned across South Asia, as a result of a now banned painkiller and anti-inflammatory drug used in cattle.

Standing up to towering emerging challenges despite our wins

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Standing up to towering emerging challenges despite our wins

trish2018-04-11T11:04:43+00:00April 5th, 2018|Categories: Blog, featured, timeline|Tags: Africa, communities, Conservation, extinction, Giraffe, Grevy's zebras, illegal wildlife trade, Kenya, KWS, Laikipia, Nairobi, Paula Kahumbu, Rhinos, WildlifeDirect, zebra|

As the first quarter of 2018 comes to a close we reflect on the highs and the lows for conservation. Poaching is down and our court monitoring work reveals greater number of convictions and jail sentencing.

Raising funds to support victims of human wildlife conflict

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Raising funds to support victims of human wildlife conflict

trish2018-03-12T07:38:44+00:00March 8th, 2018|Categories: Blog, featured, timeline|Tags: Africa, communities, Conservation, extinction, Giraffe, Grevy's zebras, illegal wildlife trade, Kenya, KWS, Laikipia, Nairobi, Paula Kahumbu, Rhinos, WildlifeDirect, zebra|

Today is International Women’s Day. We can’t keep complaining about how men treat us when we don’t treat each other fairly, with compassion and empathy. Let’s do something to make it mean something.

Statement on the murder of Esmond Bradley Martin

trish2019-10-17T15:39:40+00:00February 6th, 2018|Categories: press resleases|Tags: Africa, Award, Conservation, Esmond Bradley Martin, extinction, investigations, Ivory, Ivory trade, Kenya, Nairobi, New York, News, Paula Kahumbu, Poaching, Princeton University, South Africa, Wildlife, wildlife crime, WildlifeDirect|

It is with deep shock and horror that WildlifeDirect has learnt about the murder of Esmond Bradley Martin on Sunday, 4 February 2018 around 4PM at his house in Langata, Nairobi. We had interacted closely with Esmond on matters to do with ivory trafficking and he always kept us updated on his ivory trade research around the world.

Great Grevy’s Zebra Rally

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Great Grevy’s Zebra Rally

trish2020-01-16T13:50:12+00:00January 11th, 2018|Categories: Blog, featured, timeline|Tags: Africa, communities, Conservation, extinction, Giraffe, Grevy's zebras, illegal wildlife trade, Kenya, KWS, Laikipia, Nairobi, Paula Kahumbu, Rhinos, WildlifeDirect, zebra|

Somewhere in Northern Kenya lies a gem. A stunningly beautiful but endangered zebra that many Kenyans have never heard about, let alone seen. This is the story of the Grevy’s zebra. A rare Kenyan heritage that needs to be protected before it goes extinct.

Global March for Elephants, Rhinos and Lions

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Global March for Elephants, Rhinos and Lions

trish2017-11-07T08:26:25+00:00November 7th, 2017|Categories: Blog, timeline|Tags: #WorldRhinoDay, Africa, Conservation, Czech Republic, extinction, illegal wildlife trade, Kenya, KWS, Nairobi, Paula Kahumbu, Rhino horn, Rhinos, Richard Leakey, SGR, WildlifeDirect|

Global March for Elephants, Rhinos and Lions By: Trish Sewe & Wilkister Adema Nairobi-October 9, 2017: On a beautiful Saturday morning of October 7, thousands of marchers streamed in at the National Museums of Kenya in Nairobi to be part of a worldwide call to action to condemn the poaching of elephants, rhinos and the trafficking of wildlife trophies. The Global March for Elephants, Rhinos and Lions is a global movement, which calls upon governments, the civil society, grass root communities and all stakeholders to be proactive and collaborative in order [...]

Princeton in Africa honor Dr. Paula Kahumbu

trish2017-10-19T18:58:20+00:00October 19th, 2017|Categories: press resleases|Tags: Africa, Award, Conservation, extinction, Ivory, Ivory trade, Kenya, Nairobi, New York, News, Paula Kahumbu, Poaching, Princeton University, South Africa, Wildlife, WildlifeDirect|

WildlifeDirect is pleased to announce that its CEO Dr. Paula Kahumbu was this week presented with Princeton in Africa Founders’ Medal at the Princeton in Africa Gala in New York City. Every year since 2011, Princeton in Africa has presented the Princeton in Africa Medal to outstanding individuals who share a commitment to the advancement of Africa.

Burn horns, save rhinos

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Burn horns, save rhinos

trish2018-03-12T06:37:41+00:00September 22nd, 2017|Categories: Blog, timeline|Tags: #WorldRhinoDay, Africa, Conservation, Czech Republic, extinction, illegal wildlife trade, Kenya, KWS, Nairobi, Paula Kahumbu, Rhino horn, Rhinos, Richard Leakey, SGR, WildlifeDirect|

Burn horns, save rhinos By: Paula Kahumbu and Andrew Halliday Nairobi-September 22, 2017: Today, September 22, is World Rhino Day. Rhinos were once widespread across Asia and Africa and even in Europe, where they are depicted on cave paintings. Today their situation is precarious. The world population of the northern white rhino now consists of 5 individuals. Sudan, the last surviving male, is now beyond breeding age. He and two female companions are living out their lonely final years under the care of Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. Three [...]

Call on Japan to Ban Ivory Trade

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Call on Japan to Ban Ivory Trade

rhdfp2017-03-29T00:08:42+00:00August 26th, 2016|Categories: Blog|Tags: Africa, African elephants, Conservation, Elephant, extinction, illegal ivory, Ivory, Ivory trade, Japan, Kenya, Kenya Railways, Kenya Wildlife Service, KWS, Nairobi, Nairobi National Park, Paula Kahumbu, SGR, TICAD, TICAD6, WildlifeDirect|

Call on Japan to Ban Ivory Trade By: Trish Sewe WildlifeDirect recently became aware of the scale of laundering of illegal ivory in the ivory markets of Japan through its contact with the Japanese NGO Tears of the African Elephant. We have joined forces with other conservation organizations in Africa and Japan to take the opportunity provided by the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) conference happening here in Nairobi, Kenya to publish a joint appeal to Japan to ban all trade in ivory trade, following the lead [...]

Notorious Kenyan Ivory Trafficker Jailed for 20 Years and Fined USD 200,000

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Notorious Kenyan Ivory Trafficker Jailed for 20 Years and Fined USD 200,000

rhdfp2018-08-23T12:11:39+00:00July 25th, 2016|Categories: Blog, Legal Program, timeline|Tags: Africa, African elephants, Conservation, Elephant, extinction, illegal ivory, Ivory, Ivory trade, Japan, Kenya, Kenya Railways, Kenya Wildlife Service, KWS, Nairobi, Nairobi National Park, Paula Kahumbu, SGR, TICAD, TICAD6, WildlifeDirect|

Notorious Kenyan Ivory Trafficker Jailed for 20 Years and Fined USD 200,000 By: Trish Sewe On Friday, a Mombasa law court sentenced Feisal Mohamed Ali to 20 years in jail after finding him guilty of illegal possession of ivory worth 44 million shillings (US $440,000). The court also imposed a fine of 20 million shillings. This landmark ruling by the Kenyan court is the end of a long story that began with the seizure of 2 tonnes of ivory at Fuji Motors car yard in Mombasa in June 2014. Read [...]