(AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku) Rangers review a map during the annual wildlife count at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Northern Kenya, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku) A lioness and her ...

Figures from the wildlife authority show that elephant numbers have grown from around 16,000 in the late 1980s to nearly 37,000 in 2024. Black rhinos have increased from fewer than 400 in the ...

But that success is threatened in some areas by growing human populations: Kenya’s population has grown from 22 million in 1989 to over 55 million in 2025. Kenya Wildlife Service, or KWS, is ...