After much planning, the day was finally here! The A Rocha Kenya science team was busy loading camping equipment, food items, insect trapping apparatus, and doing the last checks to ensure that nothing had been left out. Led by...
A Rocha Kenya’s quest for endangered species and habitats spans wide from underwater marine to the coastal forests surrounding the area. One such forest is the Arabuko-Sokoke, the largest remnant of a dry coastal forest that originally stretched from...
A Rocha Kenya’s Mwamba Conservation Centre boasts of the great diversity in flora and fauna that surrounds the area. The Mwamba Nature Trail is one of these gems well known to host numerous species of birds, butterflies, beetles, lizards,...
As part of the ASSETS programme, parents and beneficiaries are engaged in conservation activities seeking to ensure that the integrity of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest is preserved. To this end, beekeeping is one of the alternative livelihood activities introduced to the...
Praise and worship songs could be heard from the entrance of the nature trail in the forest surrounding A Rocha Kenya’s Mwamba Field Study Centre. As the norm, every Monday our staffs meet in the morning for a time...
Team-outing is one of those moments that we look forward to. It’s always a great time to bond, play, pray, relax, see and learn a few things!This we we thought why not get into the woods! It was a...
Greetings friends of A Rocha, It is with great pleasure that l take on this noble task to serve alongside ARK and the team. First I would like to thank the outgoing chair, Edwyn Kiptinness, who has headed the...
Farming,has for a long while been considered a female engagement especial for the very old women who stay at home as house wives. This is evident especially amongst the people down the coastal area of Kenya. John was indeed...
Worldwide, the Golden-rumped Elephant-Shrew exclusively inhabits the Malindi area. Neither elephant nor shrew it gets its name from its long, flexible trunk-like nose. Also known as a “sengi”, it is the size of a rabbit and occurs only in...
An amazing 72 riders started from Turtle Bay Beach Club for the 2nd Sokoke Forest MTB Challenge at the weekend. 63 km later 68 returned after riding through coconut and cashew nut plantations, mangrove forest, down steep fast descents...