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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 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.

The Chui Mamas Of Koija

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The Chui Mamas Of Koija

Victoria Wangui2021-06-04T10:00:59+00:00June 4th, 2021|Categories: Blog|Tags: Ambrose Letoluai, Chui Mamas, COVID-19, Laikipia, National Geographic, Paula Kahumbu, Vivid Features, WildlifeDirect|

The short film shows how Chui Mamas dealt with the impact of COVID-19 which has had devastating effects on wildlife conservation in Kenya.

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.

NEMA Revokes the Environmental Impact Assessment license for KiliAvo Farm

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NEMA Revokes the Environmental Impact Assessment license for KiliAvo Farm

trish2021-04-28T08:45:46+00:00April 27th, 2021|Categories: press resleases|Tags: Africa, Amboseli, Amboseli Elephants, Avocado, Conservation, Conservationist, Dolphins, Dr. Paula Kahumbu, Earth Day, Elephants, Farm, Kajiado, Kenya Wildlife Service, KiliAvo Fresh Limited, marine, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, National Management Environment Authority, NEMA, News, Turtles, Water Resources Management Authority, WildlifeDirect|

The National Environment and Management Authority (NEMA) has today revoked the Environmental Impact Assessment license for KiliAvo Farm Fresh Ltd following yesterday’s ruling by the National Environment Tribunal (NET) to throw out the petition to halt NEMA from stopping the farm.

Avocado Farm loses its bid to farm in an Elephant Corridor

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Avocado Farm loses its bid to farm in an Elephant Corridor

trish2021-04-27T11:38:40+00:00April 26th, 2021|Categories: press resleases|Tags: Africa, Amboseli, Amboseli Elephants, Avocado, Conservation, Conservationist, Dolphins, Dr. Paula Kahumbu, Earth Day, Elephants, Farm, Kajiado, Kenya Wildlife Service, KiliAvo Fresh Limited, marine, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, National Management Environment Authority, NEMA, Turtles, Water Resources Management Authority, WildlifeDirect|

WildlifeDirect welcomes the ruling of the National Environment Tribunal today dismissing efforts by Kenyan agricultural company KiliAvo Fresh Ltd to overturn the National Environment and Management Authority’s stop order following a huge outcry from the public and complaints from the Amboseli Land Owners and Conservation Association, and conservation bodies including WildlifeDirect, Big Life Foundation, and The Conservation Alliance of Kenya (CAK).

Two dolphins and turtle found dead in Tana River County

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Two dolphins and turtle found dead in Tana River County

Victoria Wangui2021-04-19T07:45:25+00:00April 19th, 2021|Categories: press resleases|Tags: Africa, Conservation, Conservationist, Dolphins, Dr. Paula Kahumbu, Earth Day, fish, fisheries, Fisheries Act, Fisheries Management and Development Act, FMDA, Kenya Wildlife Service, Kipini, marine, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, National Management Environment Authority, NEMA, Raabia Hawa, Tana River County, Turtles, Water Resources Management Authority, WildlifeDirect|

Trawling activities along the shores of the Indian Ocean in the Kipini area of Tana Delta in Tana River County has resulted in the death of two dolphins and a turtle.

Italian Trawler Vessel Fishing Endangered Species Seized In Kenyan Waters

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Italian Trawler Vessel Fishing Endangered Species Seized In Kenyan Waters

Victoria Wangui2021-04-16T07:53:15+00:00April 15th, 2021|Categories: press resleases|Tags: Africa, Conservation, Conservationist, Dr. Paula Kahumbu, fish, fisheries, Fisheries Act, Fisheries Management and Development Act, FMDA, Kenya Wildlife Service, Kipini, marine, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, National Management Environment Authority, NEMA, Raabia Hawa, Tana River County, Water Resources Management Authority, WildlifeDirect, World Wildlife Day|

An Italian trawler vessel, MV Roberto, was seized on April 11th, 2021 by the Kenya Wildlife Service and Kenya Fisheries Service in the Indian Ocean at Kipini, Tana River, Kenya.

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.

Tribunal Halts Activities at Amboseli Avocado Farm

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Tribunal Halts Activities at Amboseli Avocado Farm

Victoria Wangui2021-03-25T09:15:51+00:00March 24th, 2021|Categories: featured, press resleases|Tags: Amboseli, Amboseli Ecosystem Plan, Amboseli Elephants, Amboseli Wildlife Conservancies Land Owners Association, Dr. Paula Kahumbu, KiliAvo Fresh Limited, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, National Management Environment Authority, NEMA, Water Resources Management Authority, WildlifeDirect|

WildlifeDirect welcomes a ruling at the National Environmental Tribunal today that ordered all activity to stop at a new avocado farm sited in key wildlife and livestock habitat near Amboseli National Park.