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Working with Naibunga Conservancy to eradicate prickly pear, one cactus at a time Some of the most important conservation work happens quietly, plant by plant and season by season, and sometimes it begins with something as small as an insect. Across the rangelands of Laikipia, an invasive prickly pear cactus, Opuntia engelmannii, has been spreading steadily through community lands and conservancies. Left unchecked, it crowds out native vegetation, blocks access to grazing, an

To keep our natural world healthy, a threshold to protect 30 percent of its land and oceans by 2030 was created by the world’s leading scientists. Kenya, a leader in the conservation sector, already has nearly a third of its land under protection. Within this, a surprising 65 percent of the wildlife resides outside of national parks within community and private conservancies. Community conservancies make up over half of all conservancies in the country and support more than 9

Progress in conservation is very rarely a single moment. More often, it shows up in the steady work of building trust, aligning ideas, and bringing the right people into the room at the right time. This month, we are preparing to launch a Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) process across Naibunga Upper, Central and Lower conservancies. This work will help ensure that engagement is grounded in transparency, trust, and long-term alignment with the communities at the heart

Tsavo West, Kenya – 9 December 2025 Kenya today marked a historic moment in global conservation as His Excellency President William Samoei Ruto officially opened the expanded Tsavo West Rhino Sanctuary. Now covering 3,200 square kilometres, it is the largest sanctuary for rhinos in the world and a major step forward for wildlife conservation, climate resilience, and nature based economic growth. Speaking at Tsavo West National Park, President Ruto described the expansion as a

Tsavo West National Park, Kenya | November 28, 2025 The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) with the Kenya Rhino Range Expansion (KRRE) initiative have successfully completed the largest single-operation rhino ear-notching and tracking-device deployment ever conducted in Kenya. More than 75% of the eastern black rhino in Tsavo West’s Ngulia Sanctuary are now individually identifiable through ear notching, with more than 80 rhinos fitted with specialized tracking devices. This milest

KRRE is built on the basis of strong partnerships. With this comes the detailed coordination of a multitude of projects, people and calendars! We are using ThinkCell. Learn more about it here: think-cell is a presentation software that integrates with Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel to help visualize complex data using charts. The software is available for free to KRRE staff through the think-cell Nonprofit Partners Program. Create Professional-Looking Presentations Fast Usin

enya Rhino Range Expansion (KRRE) is working with partners across Kenya to rewrite the story of the black rhino — transforming conservation into a catalyst for jobs, investment, and national pride. In collaboration with the Kenya Wildlife Service, The Nature Conservancy, and local conservancies, KRRE is creating new, connected landscapes where rhinos can thrive and new jobs are created — proving that protecting a species can also power an economy.