(Posted 30th March 2026)
Courtesy of African Elephant News
| Barnabas Bii, Daily Nation (Kenya), March 28, 2026 |
| The steady expansion of farmland into traditional wildlife migratory corridors is triggering human-wildlife conflict across counties in Western Kenya and other wildlife-rich regions in the country. Migratory routes are increasingly being carved up for agriculture, human settlement, and infrastructure, leaving wildlife with limited options and often forcing them into farms and homesteads. “Wild animals have for generations moved along these routes in search of pasture, water, and breeding zones, but the routes are now being cleared,” said Dr John Chumo, conservation secretary at the State Department for Wildlife. |
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