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April 12, 2024

FORBES: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED BABY RHINO SPOTTED ALIVE AFTER VANISHING FOR MONTHS

By Leslie Katz Conservationists in Kenya recently had major reason to rejoice when they spotted a critically endangered baby rhinoceros alive in the wild months after they’d last seen the tyke. Rangers in the remote,… Read More

March 28, 2024

ABC NEWS: Wild birth of critically endangered black rhino in Kenya dubbed a 'conservation success' by wildlife researchers

By Julia Jacobo A baby eastern black rhino has been born in Kenya, an event wildlife researchers are dubbing as a conservation success for the critically endangered species. The calf, estimated to be 6 months old, was… Read More

March 23, 2024

Travel + Leisure: This Lesser-known National Park in Kenya Is the Ultimate Spot for Elephant Sightings

The elephant known as Craig, seen in front of Mount Kilimanjaro, walks through southern Kenya's Kimana Sanctuary. PHOTO: EMLI BENDIXEN By Paul Brady The most popular guy in all of southern Kenya has to be a 51-year-old… Read More

November 29, 2023

Planet Earth III Episode 7 Human

Find out how and where the seventh episode of Planet Earth III was filmed and see where human civilisation and the animal kingdom collide. African Elephant Kimana Sanctuary and surrounding areas, Kenya A six tonne… Read More

November 29, 2023

Town & Country: Temple St. Clair Is Donating a Portion of Proceeds to African Conservation

Jewelry may be her primary trade, but for Temple St. Clair, her deep love of nature has always come first. It has informed so many choices in her life, including her career—she founded her eponymous company in 1986 in… Read More

June 01, 2023

About those 6 speared lions - comment from Big Life's CEO

June 1, 2023 - Africa Geographic EDITOR’S COMMENT: On Saturday, the 13th of May 2023, six lions were speared to death by angry local residents inside the headquarters of Big Life Foundation – a non-governmental… Read More

April 25, 2023

‘It’s skyrocketing’: surge in human-wildlife conflict threatens Kenya’s elephants

Tolstoy, one of east Africa’s few remaining Super Tusker elephants, roamed the open grasslands around Mount Kilimanjaro for more than five decades. That was until last year, when he died after being speared by a farmer… Read More

December 20, 2022

How are new traditions helping protect Kenya’s lions?

Young Maasai recently came together during a sports competition with a goal to preserve wildlife. Hundreds played in various games in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro, including spear throwing, athletics and high… Read More

December 17, 2022

SCRAMBLE FOR LAND HURTS CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION

Article and photos by Andrew Kasuku - The Star KenyaEselengeni in Kajiado South is one of the dispersal areas for wildlife in Amboseli park and grazing fields for the community’s livestock. But it has an unlikely… Read More

May 12, 2021

Kenyan environmental tribunal protects open rangeland

For a deeper dive into the recent situation with KiliAvo, please see this report from Mongabay.com. "Changes to ecosystems in tandem with conventional human development are inevitable, but this is not to say stewardship… Read More

Mar 18, 2021 - Great.com interviews Big Life Foundation

Feb 26, 2021 - TOFAUTI PODCAST - RICHARD BONHAM

Feb 24, 2021 - VOICE OF NATURE: AMBOSELI PARK FACING THREAT FROM DEVELOPERS

Mar 3, 2020 - Human-Wildlife Coexistence and the Future of Wildlife

May 3, 2019 - The mission to get more women on the frontlines of wildlife conservation

Mar 21, 2019 - Nick Brandt: Big Pictures, Shrinking World

Jun 21, 2018 - Who Will Save the Elephants?

Jan 25, 2018 - China has banned ivory, but has the African elephant poaching crisis actually been stemmed?

Jul 11, 2017 - A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ANTI-POACHING RANGER - IN PICTURES

Nov 9, 2015 - CONSERVATION INCLUDES PEOPLE, NOT JUST ANIMALS

Jul 21, 2015 - THE POACHER WHO TURNED

May 23, 2015 - TO SAVE ANIMALS, TARGET PEOPLE

Apr 18, 2015 - BIG LIFE - “A MODEL TO REPLICATE”

Jan 6, 2015 - THE MAASAI OLYMPICS TOUCHES THE WORLD

Dec 9, 2014 - ONE MAN'S FIGHT AGAINST IVORY POACHERS: RICHARD BONHAM FEATURED IN THE GUARDIAN

Nov 20, 2014 - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ARTICLE ON BIG LIFE'S TRACKER DOGS

Nov 7, 2014 - THE MAASAI OLYMPICS AND BIG LIFE FOUNDATION IN WALL STREET JOURNAL

Sep 28, 2014 - BIG LIFE FOUNDATION ON PBS NEWSHOUR - RACING TO SAVE KENYA'S WILD ELEPHANTS FROM POACHERS

Sep 27, 2014 - GOOD MORNING AMERICA ON BIG LIFE WILDLIFE EDUCATION FUND

Jul 15, 2014 - BIG LIFE FEATURED IN PHILANTHROPY MAGAZINE, SUMMER 2014

May 19, 2014 - AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB MAGAZINE : FEATURE ARTICLE ON BIG LIFE'S TRACKER DOGS

May 10, 2014 - SIERRA MAGAZINE 03/14: 10 PAGE COVER FEATURE & INTERVIEW ON NICK BRANDT & BIG LIFE

Feb 22, 2014 - IN AFRICA, AGONY AND IVORY : THE GLOBE AND MAIL, TORONTO (featuring Big Life Foundation Canada)

Nov 20, 2013 - Q & A WITH NICK BRANDT POST-U.S. IVORY CRUSH

Nov 17, 2013 - NAT GEO INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD BONHAM ABOUT TORN EAR

Feb 27, 2013 - BIG LIFE FOUNDATION IN NAT GEO DOCUMENTARY, "BATTLE FOR THE ELEPHANTS - FILM SEGMENT

Feb 23, 2013 - BIG LIFE FOUNDATION ON PBS, WEDNESDAY FEB. 27

Nov 11, 2012 - New York Times : Africa’s Ivory-Driven Elephant Slaughter Continues – A Family Falls

Sep 24, 2012 - New York Times : Article about Nick Brandt & Big Life Foundation