On 30th May 2025, the Institute hosted a specialized training on biodiversity valorisation, facilitated by Dr. Hartmut Meyer and Dagmar Honsbein from GIZ – the German Development Cooperation. The three-day session brought together researchers and lecturers from various institutions to deepen their understanding of international frameworks on environmental governance and the sustainable management of biodiversity...Read More

Kenya’s black rhino population has made an extraordinary recovery, rising from just 384 individuals in the late 1980s to 1,059 today. This resurgence is a testament to decades of strategic national conservation efforts, underpinned by robust scientific research and policy support. The Institute has played a pivotal role in this journey, providing critical data that...Read More

In a bid to understand elephant populations’ numbers and distribution in the country’s forested ecosystems, the Institute, on May 28, 2025 embarked on the Mau Forest Complex and Shimba Hills elephant survey which applied the total line-transect dung count.  This approach estimates elephant population size by counting dung piles, while factoring in additional two key...Read More

TheInstitute, in collaboration with the University of Helsinki has released a new publication titled: Addressing Human-Elephant Conflicts in Taita Taveta County, Kenya: Integrating Species Distribution Modeling into Targeted Conservation Strategies. With nearly 70% of Kenya’s wildlife living outside protected areas, competition between people and wildlife over land and resources continues to intensify. Human-elephant conflict is...Read More

As part of the Institute’s strategic goal to strengthen collaboration, the Institute, on May 16th, 2025 hosted a delegation from the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy (MKWC), led by Dr. Robert Aruho, Head of the Conservancy. The meeting focused on exploring potential areas of collaboration in wildlife research and training. The Institute’s Director, Dr. Patrick Omondi,...Read More