Kenya Wildlife Diaries

It's the end of dry season at the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, and its rangers are faced with the challenge of keeping elephants away from local villages, where irate farmers won't hesitate to shoot them. Can they match wits with one of nature's most intelligent animals to ensure their safety?

Two of Kenya's most iconic animals are under threat, as elephants and rhinos fall prey to increasingly sophisticated and brutal poaching rings. Fortunately, the Kenyan government is fighting back, thanks to elite anti-poaching teams armed with the latest technology to combat this growing scourge.

At the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, one of the rarest animals on the planet, Grevy's zebra, is being targeted by a predator. Is this an unfortunate coincidence, or has one of the local lions acquired a taste for the herd? With efforts in place to protect this endangered species, a ranger looks for answers.

The future of African wildlife comes down to a simple equation: the more people, the greater their land and resource demands--often at the expense of wildlife. Can Kenya's small, but spirited, conservation movement convince locals that their needs are closely tied to those of the regional animals?

Despite the colossal scale of human encroachment, Africa still has isolated pockets of land that are in a healthy ecological balance. Can Kenya's small, but spirited, conservancy movement convince locals that their needs are closely tied to the wildlife who live alongside them?

An endangered species, a dangerous predator, a nearby civil war, and a mission to bring 50 of the world's rarest antelopes--the hirola--to a safe space enclosure. Join the brave Kenyan rangers of the Lewa and Ol Pejeta wildlife conservancies on a crucial rescue operation.