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WildlifeDirect Rolls Out Team Sayari “Nature Positive Kids” Outreach Program

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WildlifeDirect Rolls Out Team Sayari “Nature Positive Kids” Outreach Program

trish2023-04-21T04:17:43+00:00April 21st, 2023|Categories: featured, press resleases|Tags: Africa, Children, Dr. Paula Kahumbu, education, Environment, Kenya Forest Service, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Information and Communications, NatGeo Wild, National Geographic, News, Schools, The Walt Disney Company, Trees, U.S. Embassy in Kenya, USAID, Wildlife, WildlifeDirect|

WildlifeDirect, a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of Africa's wildlife, is pleased to announce the roll out of its new Nature Positive Kids Outreach Program which is an extension of the National Geographic’s Team Sayari educational entertainment Program. Team Sayari, a collaboration between the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), The Walt Disney Company Africa and Wildlife Direct, saw a 20-part television series being aired across Africa on National Geographic Wild and Disney Channel.

WildlifeDirect and KBC Wildlife Warriors TV Series Partnership

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WildlifeDirect and KBC Wildlife Warriors TV Series Partnership

Victoria Wangui2021-06-24T06:19:31+00:00June 24th, 2021|Categories: featured, press resleases|Tags: Africa, African, Caribbean, Citizen TV Kenya, Dr. Paula Kahumbu, Ebony Life, Jon Lee Anderson, KBC, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenyans, Latin America Nature Awards, National Geographic, NTV Wild, Press release, Rolex National Geographic Explorer Of The Year, The New Yorker, USAID, Waterbear Network, Whitley Fund for Nature, Whitley Gold Award, Wild Lives, Wildlife, Wildlife Warriors|

WildlifeDirect is thrilled to announce a partnership with Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), the national broadcaster, to air Season One of the Wildlife Warriors TV Series. This partnership will allow viewers from all corners of the country to have access to the show that provides an African perspective on conservation through the stories of Africa’s own conservation heroes, front line soldiers, and cutting edge scientists.

WildlifeDirect Launches Wildlife Warriors Kids Restoring Nature Challenge

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WildlifeDirect Launches Wildlife Warriors Kids Restoring Nature Challenge

Victoria Wangui2021-06-11T14:40:20+00:00June 5th, 2021|Categories: press resleases|Tags: Biodiversity, Children, Cleanups, Dr. Paula Kahumbu, Ecosystem, Ecosystem Restoration, Education and Outreach, Kids, Kids Clubs, Nature, Restoring Nature, Tree Growing, WED, Wildlife, Wildlife Warriors, Wildlife Warriors Kids, WildlifeDirect, World Environment Day, World Environment Day 2021|

WildlifeDirect is marking this year’s World Environment Day by launching the Wildlife Warriors Kids Restoring Nature Challenge in partnership with Mpala Research Centre. The Challenge is targeting public and community primary schools in Kenya.

My Wild Africa in April

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My Wild Africa in April

Victoria Wangui2021-05-18T09:27:29+00:00April 30th, 2021|Categories: Blog|Tags: Africa, Citizen TV, Kalahari Desert, Kalahari Tails, Lions and Giants on the Edge, My Wild Africa, Mzima, Mzima: Haunt of the Riverhorse, Ostriches, Ostriches; A life on the run – Rerun, Wildlife, WWF - Kenya|

In April, WildlifeDirect continued to bring to Kenyan viewers wildlife documentaries into their homes. The films aired every Sunday at 5:30 PM EAT via Citizen TV. The films aired focused on elephants, hippos, lions and the Cape Ground Squirrel.

A Wild March on My Wild Africa

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A Wild March on My Wild Africa

Victoria Wangui2021-04-06T09:09:42+00:00April 6th, 2021|Categories: Blog|Tags: Citizen TV Kenya, Dr. Paula Kahumbu, Lion Pride, My Wild Africa, natyre, Off the Fence, Ruaha National Park, Tanzania, The Lions Rule, Wildlife, Wildlife Documentaries, Wildlife Films, WildlifeDirect, WWF - Kenya|

WildifeDirect through the My Wild Africa series continues to bring wildlife documentary to close to half a million viewers in Kenya every Sunday at 5:30 PM EAT on Citizen TV Kenya. In March, viewers followed a captivating film about a pride of lions facing an upheaval that threatens their survival, went through a spine-chilling film narrated through the eyes of a baboon, dived with crocodiles to learn about their behaviour, discovered how wildlife survive in the scorching temperatures of the Namib Desert and witnessed the life journey of elephants as narrated by award-winning filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert in the Soul of The Elephant.

WildlifeDirect launches a new comprehensive report on Kenya’s legal response to wildlife, forest and fisheries crimes

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WildlifeDirect launches a new comprehensive report on Kenya’s legal response to wildlife, forest and fisheries crimes

Victoria Wangui2021-03-15T06:00:57+00:00March 3rd, 2021|Categories: featured, press resleases|Tags: Africa, Cedar Hill Foundation, Conservation, Dr. Paula Kahumbu, Elephant Crisis Fund, Eyes In The Courtroom, fisheries, Forestry, human-wildlife conflict, Illegal Wildlife Crime, illegal wildlife trade, JTI, Judicial Training Institute, Justice For Wildlife, Kemya Wildlife Service, Legal Program, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Poaching, Save The Elephants, the Straus Foundation, the Wildlife Conservation Network, Whitley Segre Foundation, Wildlife, wildlife crime, Wildlife in Kenya, Wildlife Management, wildlife trafficking, Wildlife Warriors, WildlifeDirect|

WildlifeDirect is pleased to release the fourth report on the outcomes of wildlife, forest, and fisheries crime cases in Kenya. This report presents data collected from 4,142 cases. We have been monitoring wildlife crime cases in Kenyan courts since 2013 as a response to the crisis of poaching of elephants and other endangered wildlife.

An Incredible Lion Story

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An Incredible Lion Story

Victoria Wangui2021-04-06T09:06:36+00:00January 31st, 2021|Categories: Blog|Tags: Citizen TV Kenya, Dr. Paula Kahumbu, Lion Pride, My Wild Africa, natyre, Off the Fence, Ruaha National Park, Tanzania, The Lions Rule, Wildlife, Wildlife Documentaries, Wildlife Films, WildlifeDirect, WWF - Kenya|

My Wild Africa series continues to bring wildlife documentary films to viewers in Kenya every Sunday at 5:30 PM EAT on Citizen TV Kenya. In January, viewers had the chance to follow the dramatic saga of three lion families linked together by a strange, beautiful oasis called the Glade in Tanzania' Ruaha National Park. The Lions Rule’ explored the unusual animal behaviour where lions lay down with baboons, lions kill giraffes, giraffes mourn their dead and buffaloes fight back.

A Gentle Giant September

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A Gentle Giant September

Victoria Wangui2020-10-27T07:14:12+00:00October 27th, 2020|Categories: Blog, featured|Tags: Citizen TV, Citizen TV Kenya, Dangerous Minefields, Gorilla’s – Journey to Survival, Kalahari Meerkats, Limbe Wildlife Centre, South Africa, Widllife documentaries, Wildlife, Wildlife Warriors|

Every Sunday at 5:30 PM EAT on Citizen TV, Kenyans get to see stories and learn about African Wildlife through the My Wild Africa series. In September, Kenyans were introduced to the Western Lowland Gorillas and the gentle giants of Angola.

Wildlife Films on Citizen TV in July

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Wildlife Films on Citizen TV in July

Victoria Wangui2020-10-27T07:09:15+00:00October 27th, 2020|Categories: Blog, featured|Tags: Camp Raiders, Chameleons of the World, Citizen TV, Citizen TV Kenya, Off the Fence, South Africa, The President's Elephants, Widllife documentaries, Wildlife, Wildlife Warriors|

In July, three wildlife films have been screened showcasing African wildlife. Elephants, chameleons, hippos, leopards, birds, squirrels, Vervet monkeys, and even baboons, have graced the screens of Kenyans while they are at home.

The Kalahari Meerkats premiers on Kenyan TV

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The Kalahari Meerkats premiers on Kenyan TV

Victoria Wangui2020-10-27T10:07:31+00:00October 27th, 2020|Categories: Blog, featured|Tags: Citizen TV, Citizen TV Kenya, Kalahari Desert, Kalahari Meerkats, My Wild Africa, Widllife documentaries, Wildlife, Wildlife Warriors|

In June, we screened the Kalahari Meerkats, an extraordinary series that follows the real-life story of a family of Meerkats known as the Gosa Gang, their passions, their loves and loses, and the secret to their survival in the harsh Kalahari Desert.