The future of the famous Rift Valley flamingos is becoming uncertain as the ecology of lakes they rely on are changing. Flamingo's eat a specific bacteria containing the pigment which gives the birds ...
Conservationists warn that protecting these fragile ecosystems will be critical to ensuring future generations can continue ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A May 2022 drone image of the submerged main entrance to Lake Nakuru National Park. Photo by James Wakibia/SOPA Images/LightRocket ...
Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes that mainly affects livestock. It can also infect humans. While most human cases remain mild, it can cause death. The disease ...
Loboi, Kenya – Ruth Kentyenya has just finished cutting vegetables as the lakeside evening breeze wafts over her village, Loboi, on the shores of Lake Bogoria. As she waits for her daughter to come ...
Scientists have discovered a one mile deep rift valley hidden beneath the ice in West Antarctica, which they believe is contributing to ice loss from this part of the continent. Scientists have ...
The East African Rift Valley sits between the Afar Triangle in Ethiopia and Mozambique. Within it lie a series of freshwater and alkaline lakes organized like a string of pearls. The Kenyan lakes in ...
Rift Valley fever is a zoonosis (a disease affecting animals that can be transmitted to humans). It is caused by the RVF virus, a phlebovirus from the Phenuiviridae family (order Bunyavirales). The ...