Amboseli super tusker Tolstoy is in recovery after being treated for a spear wound, following a midnight raid on nearby crops.
Author Archives: Jeremy Goss
Kenya’s ivory burn: the story in pictures
Photos documenting the biggest ivory burn in history, which took place in Nairobi National Park last weekend.
Poison destroys another Kenyan lion pride
The conflict between subsistence farmers and lions continues in the Amboseli ecosystem as a lion pride is poisoned.
The race to rescue a snared rhino calf
A young rhino called Bahati has been caught in a snare, which he has managed to snap but which has left him with deep wounds that needed to be treated as soon as possible. The Kenya Wildlife Service and rangers have been tracking him since Thursday morning but haven’t been able to find him yet. Keep your fingers crossed for this little rhino and prey he gets the treatment he needs soon!
Elephant trapped in muddy well is rescued
An elephant walks free after getting stuck in a muddy well in Kenya.
When a serval meets a melanistic friend
Black / melanistic serval sightings are a rare occurrence, and getting great photos is even less likely. Check out these exquisite photos!
Why people kill lions
In light of the events in Tanzania on the first of January, Jeremy examines the age old conflict between humans and lions in East Africa.
Forest saved as community says no to oil
The Arabuko Sokoke Forest is saved from oil mining as communities take a stand to save this critically threatened habitat.
Kenya’s magical forest – the Arabuko Sokoke
Jeremy sets out birding in Arabuko Sokoke forest, a fragile green jewel of Kenya’s coastline.
How to relocate an elephant
“An elephant can’t resist a watermelon; it’s an easy job to lace it with deadly chemicals” when “a herd of elephants can cost you $10 000 in crop destruction in a night.” In order to help rural farmers and elephants alike KWS is translocating elephants to remote Kenyan reserves.
CSI African style: Dead elephant kills huge croc
This blogger comes across a strange situation in the Okavango; one dead crocodile, attached to one dead elephant.
The front line of lion conservation
Eventually a shout from below, and a sad find. A young lion, killed by Maasai spears. Her claws, tail and ears are gone – prizes
