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Students from Marungu Secondary School take a walk on the wildlife side

Part of Wildlife Works’ community enrichment strategy includes ensuring that underprivileged students get a chance to view their beautiful ecosystems and see wildlife in their natural habitat. Students...

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Tragedy strikes Rukinga Sanctuary

WARNING: The following blog post contains graphic photos of elephants killed by ivory poachers. View at your own discretion. As the new year kicks off, we take a look back at the challenges and...

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Wildlife Works rangers fight against illegal ivory trade

With the increase in violence linked to the rising value of ivory, Wildlife Works’ team of rangers, led by Head Ranger and Security Manager Eric Sagwe, have been working harder than ever to curb...

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Ijema Returns to Work after an Incredible Recovery

On July 10th, Ijema was welcomed back into the Wildlife Works ranks after a nearly 18-month recovery following a gruesome poaching-related incident in which he received a bullet wound to his shoulder....

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Kenyans tell poachers to keep their “Hands off Our Elephants”

On the 24th of August, after enjoying a period of relative peace, armed poachers struck Rukinga Ranch, slaying a male elephant for its valuable tusks.  Within days, our rangers made another gruesome...

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A Letter from Our Head Ranger

ELEPHANT POACHING STILL HIGH Elephant and rhino poaching has recently been declared a “national disaster” in Kenya by former head of Kenyan Wildlife Service (KWS) Richard Leakey. The magnitude of...

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A Letter from Founder & President Mike Korchinsky on Our No-Gun Policy

We’d like to extend a huge thank you to our supporters and the viewers of ‘Ivory Wars’ for their outpouring of support and encouragement following the initial airings of the series set at our Kasigau...

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Three Elephants Killed in Taita Ranch as Asia’s Thirst for Ivory Grows

We’re saddened to report that three elephants were killed this past Sunday in Taita Ranch, at the far end of our project area. The poachers, four armed Somalis, were discovered by Kenya Wildlife...

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Miasenyi Secondary School Gets Conservation Education Tour and Safari

Part of Wildlife Works community empowerment strategy includes ensuring that underprivileged students get the chance to view their beautiful ecosystem and see wildlife in its natural habitat. Since...

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Simon Kipsang; The Ranger and Co-pilot at Wildlife Works

For some, a wildlife adventure may seem like a normal thing, but that seemed an impossible opportunity for young Simon Kipsang. As a young boy growing up in Nakuru County, Simon only learnt about...

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