Mount Elgon Elephants May Seek Medicinal Plants When Sick or Caring for Calves
Eight experienced Sabaot observers in Kenya described 35 plants and four mineral or soil resources used by Mount…
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A continuing selection of new studies, conservation projects and important developments connected to species in the archive.
Male Elephants Made Most Visits to the Bones of a Long-Dead Bull
A camera at the remains of a long-dead bull in southern Kenya recorded 34 elephant visits over 3.5…
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First Reported Giardia Detections in Four Wild Herbivore Species in Kenya
Molecular screening of wildlife and livestock in Laikipia produced the first reported Giardia detections in African buffalo, plains…
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White-browed Scrub-Robin Song Helps Map Amboseli’s Bird Soundscape
A multi-year acoustic survey in Amboseli uses the white-browed scrub-robin’s distinctive song to find the species in wet-…
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Buildings Were Linked to About 50% Lower Space Use by Migrating Serengeti Wildebeest
GPS data from 57 migrating wildebeest showed avoidance of buildings across the Serengeti–Mara ecosystem; modelled long-term use of…
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House Crow Breeding Varies Across Regions, Review of 34 Studies Finds
A 2026 review of 34 studies found clear regional differences in house crow breeding, including breeding-season timing, nesting…
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Plains Zebra Was the Most Frequent Species in Seven Years of Confiscated Wild Meat in Kenya
Among 567 confiscated wild-meat samples from 2015–2021 in Kenya, plains zebra accounted for 87 samples, ahead of Masai…
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Invasive Plants and Water Helped Shape Elephant Habitat Use in a Fenced Kenyan Reserve
Models based on 3,885 elephant-dung locations linked dry-season habitat use most strongly to invasive-plant distribution, permanent water and…
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Models Estimated Broader Wet-Season Space Use and Higher Dry-Season Lion Density in Nairobi National Park
Repeated sightings of individually identified lions indicated lower density inside Nairobi National Park but much broader space use…
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Thrush Nightingales Crossed Deserts by Flying at Night and Remaining Almost Inactive by Day
Multisensor loggers showed that thrush nightingales crossed the Sahara and Arabian Desert through consecutive nocturnal flights, with daytime…
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New Embryo Brings Northern White Rhino Total Produced to 39
A new embryo produced from Fatu’s egg cells at Ol Pejeta brought the BioRescue programme’s total number of…
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Ring Recoveries Mapped Two Major African Flyways for Western Palearctic Common Terns
Thousands of ringing recoveries showed western-breeding common terns mainly used the East Atlantic flyway, while central and eastern…
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Southern Giraffe Accounted for 208 of 446 Single-Species Field Studies in an 80-Year Review
A review of 817 publications found that southern giraffes dominated field research, but demographic, geographic and other knowledge…
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Antimicrobial-resistant Bacteria Were Found in Little Stints and Shared Waters in Kenya
At Lakes Bogoria and Magadi, 184 faecal or cloacal samples from Little Stints and 48 water samples yielded…
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Puff Adder Venom Contains Regional Metalloproteinase Forms With Very Different Activity
A 2026 study found regional forms of a dominant puff adder venom metalloproteinase that differed strongly in how…
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African Review Found Different Impact Emphases in House Crow and Red-billed Quelea Studies
A 2026 review of 59 African studies found that red-billed quelea research focused mainly on crop and economic…
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Three Antivenoms Neutralised Venom from All Five Tested Medically Important Kenyan Snakes
Preclinical testing in Kenya found that SAIMR polyvalent, AFRIVEN and PANAF-Premium neutralised venom from all five tested medically…
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Amino Acids in One Elephant’s Tail Hair Retained Nitrogen Isotope Signals for Very Different Times
Analysis of 13 amino acids in tail hair from one migrating elephant showed that nitrogen-isotope signals adjusted to…
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European Rollers Used Grasslands From Breeding Grounds to African Wintering Areas
European rollers from the Carpathian Basin used grasslands in breeding areas, at migration stopovers and especially across their…
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Lions Avoided Areas With Heavy Cattle Use in the Masai Mara
Nine years of monitoring across community conservancies in Kenya’s Mara ecosystem found that lions avoided areas with heavy…
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