Wildlife professionals in Kenya call for protection of animals and environment

STORY: Wildlife professionals in Kenya call for protection of animals and environment DATELINE: June 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of wild animals in Tsavo National Park 2. various of a family of elephants 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KENNETH KIMITEI, Landscape ecologist, Tsavo Mkomazi 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CAROL MWEBIA, Deputy senior warden, Lake Nakuru National Park STORYLINE: As the World Environment Day is approaching, wildlife professionals in Kenya are calling for awareness in protecting the country's large numbers of wild animals and their habitats. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KENNETH KIMITEI, Landscape ecologist, Tsavo Mkomazi "The first theme is 'stop the killings,' putting interventions to make sure that there is security for wildlife, especially by engaging the wildlife authorities. So we support the wildlife authorities to engage in anti-poaching operations. But also we have brought in other solutions like the electric fencing for the sanctu

Kenyan scientists sound alarm over threats to flamingos

STORY: Kenyan scientists sound alarm over threats to flamingos DATELINE: May 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:35 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY:ECOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): RUTH BARU, Xinhua reporter 2. various of Lake Nakuru National Park 3. various of flamingos 4. SOUNDBTIE 1 (English): CAROLINE MWEBIA, Deputy Warden, Lake Nakuru National Park 5. SOUNDBTIE 2 (English): CAROLINE MWEBIA, Deputy Warden, Lake Nakuru National Park 6. SOUNDBTIE 3 (English): CAROLINE MWEBIA, Deputy Warden, Lake Nakuru National Park STORYLINE: The human and climate induced threats to flamingos which inhabit Kenya's alkaline Rift Valley lakes have mounted, hence diminishing the migratory birds' population, local officials and scientists have said. Caroline Mwebia, the deputy park warden at Lake Nakuru National Park, said that habitat destruction, climatic stresses, pollution and predation have emerged as existential threats to the survival of flamingos. STANDUP (English): RUTH BARU, Xinhua reporter "As the world keeps advanc