Kenya: Climate Change Forces Hippo Relocation As Kws Moves to End Human-Wildlife Conflict in Nyandarua

Kenya: Climate Change Forces Hippo Relocation As Kws Moves to End Human-Wildlife Conflict in Nyandarua

Nairobi -- The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has launched a major hippo translocation exercise in Nyandarua County after prolonged drought forced the animals out of their natural habitat, escalating human-wildlife conflict in the area.

Climate Change Forces Hippo Relocation As KWS Moves To End Human-Wildlife Conflict In Nyandarua

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 6 – The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has launched a major hippo translocation exercise in Nyandarua County after prolonged drought forced the animals out of their natural habitat, escalating human-wildlife conflict in the area. The operation, being undertaken in partnership with the Nyandarua County Government and local communities, aims to relocate the hippos from Mukindu Dam in Rurii Location to a more suitable habitat wher…