#kenyan — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/afrique/101495/ Africa Forward : le président kényan appelle à une représentation équitable pour les États africains au sein des Nations Unies #à #ALaUne #Africa #AfricaForward:LePrésidentKényanAppelleàUneReprésentationéquitablePourLesÉtatsAfricainsAuSeinDesNationsUnies #africains #Afrique #appelle #Atlasinfo #au #des #EnDirect #équitable #Etats #Forward #International #Kenyan #le #les #Nations #pour #président #représentation #sein #une #unies

https://www.europesays.com/afrique/97369/ Frais de santé : les Kényans les plus pauvres surfacturés à cause de l’IA #Kenya #Kenyan #L'intelligenceArtificielle #RéformeDeL’assuranceMaladie #SHA #WilliamRuto

https://www.europesays.com/africa/154055/ Kenyan forces kill two suspected Al-Shabab militants near Somalia border #AlShabab #border #forces #Kenyan #kill #militants #near #Somalia #suspected #two

A pokot girl wears large necklaces made from the stems of sedge grass, Baringo county, Baringo, Kenya by Eric Lafforgue

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#africa #african #beads #blackandwhite #braidedhair #child #cloudy #community #copyspace #cultures #day #decoration #dramatic #eastafrica #fashion #girl #grass #horizontal #indigenousculture #jewellery #kenya #kenya7445 #kenyan #lookingatcamera #necklace #nomadicpeople #onegirlonly #oneperson #onewomanonly #ornament

A pokot girl wears large necklaces made from the stems of sedge grass, Baringo county, Baringo, Kenya by Eric Lafforgue

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#africa #african #beads #blackandwhite #braidedhair #child #cloudy #community #copyspace #cultures #day #decoration #dramatic #eastafrica #fashion #girl #grass #horizontal #indigenousculture #jewellery #kenya #kenya7445 #kenyan #lookingatcamera #necklace #nomadicpeople #onegirlonly #oneperson #onewomanonly #ornament

A pokot girl wears large necklaces made from the stems of sedge grass, Baringo county, Baringo, Kenya by Eric Lafforgue

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#africa #african #beads #blackandwhite #braidedhair #child #cloudy #community #copyspace #cultures #day #decoration #dramatic #eastafrica #fashion #girl #grass #horizontal #indigenousculture #jewellery #kenya #kenya7445 #kenyan #lookingatcamera #necklace #nomadicpeople #onegirlonly #oneperson #onewomanonly #ornament

A pokot girl wears large necklaces made from the stems of sedge grass, Baringo county, Baringo, Kenya by Eric Lafforgue

https://tmblr.co/Z7VXvxitbXjTii00

#africa #african #beads #blackandwhite #braidedhair #child #cloudy #community #copyspace #cultures #day #decoration #dramatic #eastafrica #fashion #girl #grass #horizontal #indigenousculture #jewellery #kenya #kenya7445 #kenyan #lookingatcamera #necklace #nomadicpeople #onegirlonly #oneperson #onewomanonly #ornament

Woman shares why an angry parent’s energy should never poison the mood of your home

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/woman-shares-why-an-angry-parents-energy-should-never-change-the-mood-of-your-home

Thursday, September 18, 2025

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/09/thursday-september-18-2025/

For years, Julius Arile and Robert Matanda thrive among the bands of warriors that terrorize the North #Kenyan countryside. Stealing cattle, raiding and running from the police is the only life they know. So when both warriors suddenly disappear from the bush, many assume they are dead or have been arrested. Instead, they trade in their rifles for sneakers—in the hopes of making it big as professional #MarathonRunners.

https://www.nfb.ca/film/gun_runners/

#StoryOfHope #Kenya #Africa #Running #BlackMastodon #BlackKids #documentary #CanadianFilm #NFB #Inspiring

For years, Julius Arile and Robert Matanda thrive among the bands of warriors that terrorize the North #Kenyan countryside. Stealing cattle, raiding and running from the police is the only life they know. So when both warriors suddenly disappear from the bush, many assume they are dead or have been arrested. Instead, they trade in their rifles for sneakers—in the hopes of making it big as professional #MarathonRunners.

https://www.nfb.ca/film/gun_runners/

#StoryOfHope #Kenya #Africa #Running #BlackMastodon #BlackKids #documentary #CanadianFilm #NFB #Inspiring

For years, Julius Arile and Robert Matanda thrive among the bands of warriors that terrorize the North #Kenyan countryside. Stealing cattle, raiding and running from the police is the only life they know. So when both warriors suddenly disappear from the bush, many assume they are dead or have been arrested. Instead, they trade in their rifles for sneakers—in the hopes of making it big as professional #MarathonRunners.

https://www.nfb.ca/film/gun_runners/

#StoryOfHope #Kenya #Africa #Running #BlackMastodon #BlackKids #documentary #CanadianFilm #NFB #Inspiring

For years, Julius Arile and Robert Matanda thrive among the bands of warriors that terrorize the North #Kenyan countryside. Stealing cattle, raiding and running from the police is the only life they know. So when both warriors suddenly disappear from the bush, many assume they are dead or have been arrested. Instead, they trade in their rifles for sneakers—in the hopes of making it big as professional #MarathonRunners.

https://www.nfb.ca/film/gun_runners/

#StoryOfHope #Kenya #Africa #Running #BlackMastodon #BlackKids #documentary #CanadianFilm #NFB #Inspiring

For years, Julius Arile and Robert Matanda thrive among the bands of warriors that terrorize the North #Kenyan countryside. Stealing cattle, raiding and running from the police is the only life they know. So when both warriors suddenly disappear from the bush, many assume they are dead or have been arrested. Instead, they trade in their rifles for sneakers—in the hopes of making it big as professional #MarathonRunners.

https://www.nfb.ca/film/gun_runners/

#StoryOfHope #Kenya #Africa #Running #BlackMastodon #BlackKids #documentary #CanadianFilm #NFB #Inspiring

Kenyan President Expresses Regret to Tanzania Amid Deportation Dispute #EastAfrica #deportation #dispute #expresses #Kenyan #President #regret #Tanzania 
https://tinyurl.com/26h2j4zd

Kenyan Presidential Hopeful and Lawyer Expelled from Tanzania #CentralAfrica #EastAfrica #expelled #Hopeful #Kenyan #lawyer #presidential #Tanzania 
https://tinyurl.com/yrrmyqcd

Kenyan Presidential Hopeful and Lawyer Expelled from Tanzania #CentralAfrica #EastAfrica #expelled #Hopeful #Kenyan #lawyer #presidential #Tanzania 
https://tinyurl.com/yrrmyqcd

Kenyan Presidential Hopeful and Attorney Expelled from Tanzania #Somalia #Attorney #expelled #Hopeful #Kenyan #presidential #Tanzania 
https://tinyurl.com/ynrj72f3

Kenyan President Embarks on Official Visit to China #EastAfrica #China #Embarks #Kenyan #official #President #visit 
https://tinyurl.com/24mgnsp9

Somalia Hands Back Rifles Belonging to Deceased Kenyan Officer #EastAfrica #Somalia #WestAfrica #Belonging #Deceased #hands #Kenyan #officer #Rifles #Somalia 
https://tinyurl.com/27mzk7ku

Somali Intelligence Agents Storm Kenyan Police Station, Resulting in Officer's Fatal Shooting #Somalia #agents #fatal #intelligence #Kenyan #officers #police #Resulting #shooting #Somali #station #storm 
https://tinyurl.com/29mjglcp

[12:30] Embassies attacked in Congo's capital amid unrest

The French, US, Rwandan, Ugandan and Kenyan embassies in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa were attacked by protesters, a European diplomatic source said.

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0128/1493357-dr-congo-unrest/

#French #US #Rwandan #Ugandan #Kenyan #DemocraticRepublicofCongo's #Kinshasa #European

[12:30] Embassies attacked in Congo's capital amid unrest

The French, US, Rwandan, Ugandan and Kenyan embassies in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa were attacked by protesters, a European diplomatic source said.

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0128/1493357-dr-congo-unrest/

#French #US #Rwandan #Ugandan #Kenyan #DemocraticRepublicofCongo's #Kinshasa #European

[12:30] Embassies attacked in Congo's capital amid unrest

The French, US, Rwandan, Ugandan and Kenyan embassies in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa were attacked by protesters, a European diplomatic source said.

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0128/1493357-dr-congo-unrest/

#French #US #Rwandan #Ugandan #Kenyan #DemocraticRepublicofCongo's #Kinshasa #European

[12:30] Embassies attacked in Congo's capital amid unrest

The French, US, Rwandan, Ugandan and Kenyan embassies in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa were attacked by protesters, a European diplomatic source said.

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0128/1493357-dr-congo-unrest/

#French #US #Rwandan #Ugandan #Kenyan #DemocraticRepublicofCongo's #Kinshasa #European

#BBCNews - #Kenyan activist detained after raid by 'masked' group
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxwwq35eyno
'Boniface #Mwangi had been rallying people on X to demand the resignation of President William #Ruto , using the hashtags #RutoMustGo and #OccupyStanChart which refers to Standard Chartered marathon.'

#GZero #Newsletter

#Biden plans to “finish the job”
#China tells #NATO to stay in the Atlantic
#Kenyan president fires his cabinet
#Orbán visits #Trump in #Florida
#TrumpsVP #wildcards
Plus: Joe Biden gets the famous “3 a.m. phone call”

https://us12.campaign-archive.com/?e=f1b16d3cc9&u=7404e6dcdc8018f49c82e941d&id=b3e34200b9

GLOBAL INDIGENOUS 2023: The Year in Review

Highlights of news from around the world on #Indigenous Issues in 2023

by Deusdedit Ruhangariyo
Dec 27, 2023

Highs and lows: The year brought a wave of highs and lows for #IndigenousPeople around the globe on issues of land, #HumanRights, climate and the #environment, education, #CriminalJustice and health.

Recent victories

In #Brazil, a majority of the country's Supreme Court delivered an historic decision in September, rejecting an attempt to curtail the rights of Native peoples concerning protected reservations on their ancestral lands, Voice of America reported. The 9-2 ruling marks a significant triumph for Indigenous activists and advocates for #ClimateAction, VOA reported.

In #Ecuador, after more than 80 years of displacement because of war, the #Siekopai nation, an Indigenous community in the Ecuadorian #Amazon, secured legal victory in a court battle to reclaim ownership of their ancestral homelands. An Ecuadorian appeals court, in a ruling shared with CNN by the nonprofit organization Amazon Frontline, upheld the Siekopai nation's claim to #Pë’këya, a #biodiverse region situated in northeast Ecuador near the Peruvian border. The Siekopai people were originally displaced during the 1940s #PeruEcuadorWar.

In #Malaysia, #IndigenousActivists achieved two significant wins against timber giant #Samling in their longstanding efforts to protect #forests and territories in #Sarawak.

And in Canada, language revitalization got a boost with a decision by the University of Northern #BritishColumbia, which is now offering a groundbreaking bachelor’s degree in #Nisgaa language fluency. The program starts in September 2024.

Ongoing struggles

It has not all been cozy this year with the world’s Indigenous peoples, however. Native people continue to struggle with a host of issues that surface in communities around the globe.

Land rights and displacement

In #Ethiopia, the designation of #BaleMountains National Park as a UNESCO World Heritage Site could lead to the eviction of more than 20,000 people from farming communities on what were once homelands for the #Oromo people.

In Canada, federal prosecutors filed charges against numerous Indigenous fishers, setting up a court fight over constitutional and treaty rights for #FirstNations people that could end up in Canada’s highest court. The move comes just three years after the initiation of a self-regulated lobster fishery by a First Nation in #NovaScotia.

Health issues

A surge in #HIV infections among Indigenous people in #Manitoba, Canada, is being blamed on “systemic anti-Indigenous racism” in the health care system. In #Saskatchewan, another Canadian province, however, disparities prompted the #Ahtahkakoop #Cree Nation to work on building its own 24-hour urgent care center to offer options to residents.

In #Australia, meanwhile, the life expectancy of Indigenous people has increased by about nine years in the last 20 years but still falls short of the wider population. According to the Australian government department of health, Aboriginal communities experience higher rates of chronic diseases and lower life expectancies due to limited access to healthcare services and disparities in health outcomes.

Education

In #Canada, many Indigenous children living in remote reserves lack access to quality education facilities, resulting in lower graduation rates and limited prospects for higher education.

In #China, authorities banned a book on the early #MongolianPeople, invoking "historical nihilism" to suppress divergent historical perspectives.

But there were gains in Australia, where the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria and the nonprofit Yalari organization launched a three-year partnership to help support educational opportunities for Indigenous children from regional and remote communities.

Climate change and the environment

A coalition of countries agreed to a five-year plan to disburse $1.7 billion to support the land rights of Indigenous and local communities, but those funds are largely bypassing the very communities they are designed to help. The funding expenditures were detailed in a report released at the United Nations’ recent climate conference, known as COP28, held in Dubai.

#Protests emerged throughout the world over various mining projects, which largely targeted Indigenous lands with work that threatened vast environmental damage. In #Panama, for example, mass protests erupted against a government deal with Central America's largest #CopperMine over concerns about sovereignty, environmental damage, and the impact on the #PanamaCanal. And in #Brazil, more than four years after the rupture of a tailings dam in #BrumadinhoValley, #Brazil, the Indigenous #Pataxó and Pataxó Hã-hã-hãe people still suffer from the lack of secure land, water, and food.

And in the #Arctic region, The Christian Science Monior reported how tough it is for Indigenous guardians to preserve their culture in a warming world, highlighting the fact that the harsh realities of #ClimateChange are affecting most Indigenous people around the world.

Human rights

#HumanRights violations continue to be problems throughout the world.

In Japan, more than 150 activists, lawmakers and advocates urged leaders to investigate the Chinese government’s human rights abuses against the #Uyghurs in #Xinjiang.

The #Kenyan government has begun widespread destruction of homes and property of Indigenous #Ogiek people living in #MauForest, despite a 2017 legal victor acknowledging ancestral land rights.

Western Australia’s parliament, however, issued an historic apology and agreed to reimburse #Aboriginal and #TorresStraitIslander workers who were exploited between 1936 and 1972 under a system that some leaders compared to “slavery.”

Language, culture preservation

Australia, which once boasted more than 300 Indigenous languages, is now facing one of the planet’s most severe rates of language decline. Fewer than 30 Indigenous languages remain as primary tongues today.

In New Zealand, efforts to revitalize the Māori language and culture is an ongoing struggle, as colonization led to a decline in the use of the Māori language and traditional practices.

Access to justice

The arrest of five environmental activists battling #WaterPollution and #mining in #ElSalvador are believed to have been politically motivated, sparking global condemnation amid controversial court proceedings.

The same issues emerged in Norway, where activists protesting against a [GIANT] #WindFarm that they say obstructs the rights of the #Sami people to raise #reindeer in central and Arctic #Norway were removed from the entrances to two government offices by Norwegian police.

In #NewZealand, a study found that incarcerated Māori people are nearly twice as likely to face housing instability when released from prison as non-#Māori prisoners. The study calls for officials to provide stable housing for individuals re-entering society.

Source:
https://ictnews.org/news/global-indigenous-2023-the-year-in-review
#IndigenousRights #IndigenousActivists #ClimateJustice #IndianCountryToday #ProtectTheForests #LandBack #CriminalizingDissent #WaterIsLife

#Kenyan police investigate four suspected #killings on #DelMonte farm

Bodies of men missing for several days were retrieved from a river on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/27/kenyan-police-investigate-four-suspected-killings-on-del-monte-farm

#TikTok in #talks with #Kenyan #government to stop #LGBTQ-#specific #content.

#Official says ‘#draft #framework’ will be ready by end of this month

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Africa #Kenya #SocialMedia #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Homophobia #Transphobia

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/09/27/tiktok-in-talks-with-kenyan-government-to-stop-lgbtq-specific-content/

#Kenyan #SupremeCourt #dismisses #challenge to #ruling that allowed #LGBTQ #group to #register as a #NGO with the #government.

The February ruling sparked heated #criticism from #Kenyans, #clerics and #politicians against the Supreme Court #judges and demanded it be #reversed.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Africa #Kenya #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/09/12/kenyan-supreme-court-dismisses-challenge-to-ruling-that-allowed-lgbtq-group-to-register/

#Nigerians’ petrol consumption dropped by 18.5million litres a day after new President Bola Tinubu scrapped fuel subsidies on May 29.
#Kenyan dealers are selling only 30 to 50% of previous volumes of fuel products since VAT was doubled from 8% to 16%, Sunday Nation reported.

#Trans #women #beaten, #cut and ‘forcibly #undressed’ in #Kenyan #refugeecamp: ‘They see us as the #devil’.

When #CyaraKaira #fled her #home in #Uganda, she hoped to find #safety elsewhere – but in #Kenya’s #notorious #KakumaRefugeeCamp, #life has only gotten worse.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Africa #Uganda #Kenya #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia
#Immigration #PoliticalAsylum

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/07/kakuma-refugee-camp-trans-lgbtq-amnesty/

#Kenyan# teacher uses old #laptop #batteries to #power #bikes He's founded a company called #Ecomobilus to supply his laptop-battery powered bikes. He collects frames from old #motorbikes, removes the engines and replaces them with a battery and a motor to propel the bike. They run on a #60V direct current. The batteries can take 45 minutes if on a fast charger & can travel up to 62.1 miles https://www.africanews.com/2023/01/24/kenyan-teacher-uses-old-laptop-batteries-to-power-bikes/ #EV #Ebikes

#Kenyan# teacher uses old #laptop #batteries to #power #bikes He's founded a company called #Ecomobilus to supply his laptop-battery powered bikes. He collects frames from old #motorbikes, removes the engines and replaces them with a battery and a motor to propel the bike. They run on a #60V direct current. The batteries can take 45 minutes if on a fast charger & can travel up to 62.1 miles https://www.africanews.com/2023/01/24/kenyan-teacher-uses-old-laptop-batteries-to-power-bikes/ #EV #Ebikes

#Kenyan# teacher uses old #laptop #batteries to #power #bikes He's founded a company called #Ecomobilus to supply his laptop-battery powered bikes. He collects frames from old #motorbikes, removes the engines and replaces them with a battery and a motor to propel the bike. They run on a #60V direct current. The batteries can take 45 minutes if on a fast charger & can travel up to 62.1 miles https://www.africanews.com/2023/01/24/kenyan-teacher-uses-old-laptop-batteries-to-power-bikes/ #EV #Ebikes

#Kenyan# teacher uses old #laptop #batteries to #power #bikes He's founded a company called #Ecomobilus to supply his laptop-battery powered bikes. He collects frames from old #motorbikes, removes the engines and replaces them with a battery and a motor to propel the bike. They run on a #60V direct current. The batteries can take 45 minutes if on a fast charger & can travel up to 62.1 miles https://www.africanews.com/2023/01/24/kenyan-teacher-uses-old-laptop-batteries-to-power-bikes/ #EV #Ebikes

Kenya opposition chief Odinga calls for protests every Monday.

I'm happy to welcome Will Ruddick @wiolru on #mastodon. He has founded #grassrootseconomics in Kenya. His #Sarafu network is quite famous in the field of #complementarycurrencies. It's worth looking on his valuable work in #Kenyan communites!

#newhere
#followerpower

Tana River Mangabey Cercocebus galeritus

Tana River Mangabey Cercocebus galeritus

Red List: Critically Endangered

Location: Kenya

This species is found only along a fragmented 60 km stretch of floodplain forest near the lower Tana River in south-eastern Kenya.

The Tana River Mangabey Cercocebus galeritus is a long-faced and slender old world monkey of #Kenya listed as Critically Endangered due to ongoing habitat destruction, dam construction, logging, and the degradation of floodplain forest ecosystems. Once protected by the Tana River #Primate Reserve, these #monkeys despite being key seed dispersers in their ecosystem are now more vulnerable than ever after the legal de-gazetting of their habitat. With only around 1,000 individuals remaining, this highly social and adaptable primate faces a devastating future unless urgent action is taken. Use your wallet as a weapon to end the destruction of their home. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife #Vegan #BoycottMeat

Tana River Mangabeys🐒 are an icon of #Kenya 🇰🇪. These svelte, intelligent #primates are critically endangered in #Kenyan #forests due to dams, forest #fires and #agriculture. Help them and 🌴🔥🧐⛔️#Boycott4Wildlife at the supermarket @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/03/29/tana-river-mangabey-cercocebus-galeritus/

Male Tana River #Mangabey #monkeys perform ‘whoop-gobble’ vocalisations at dawn. They’re critically #endangered by #agriculture #deforestation, hunting and hydroelectric #dams. Fight back for them and 🌴🔥🤮☠️🚜🧐🚫#Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/03/29/tana-river-mangabey-cercocebus-galeritus/

Appearance and Behaviour

Tana River Mangabeys are medium-sized monkeys with long, light grey fur and cream-coloured underparts. Their forearms and hands are darker, and their dark grey face is framed by a prominent crest of fur parted down the centre. Their distinctive white eyelids contrast against their darker skin, playing a key role in their complex communication.

These monkeys are diurnal and semi-terrestrial, often seen foraging on the ground, though they sleep high in tree canopies for safety. Social groups are large and structured, with up to 36 individuals living together in mixed-sex groups. Males often perform territorial calls in the early morning, and loud “whoop-gobble” vocalisations can carry over a kilometre, helping to space out neighbouring groups. Their behaviour is deeply affected by food availability: in times of plenty, groups interact peacefully, while in lean months, they grow more territorial.

Diet

Tana River Mangabeys are primarily frugivorous monkeys but display great dietary flexibility. Around 46% of their annual diet consists of seeds, with another 25% made up of fruit. They also consume stems, young leaves, fungi, and insects. During the dry season, when food is scarce, they range further and diversify their diet.

They rely heavily on trees like Ficus sycomorus and Phoenix reclinata for food, both of which fruit at times when other resources are limited. Their powerful jaws and thick molar enamel allow them to crack tough seeds and nuts, and their shortened faces provide increased bite force—an adaptation that suits their opportunistic feeding strategy.

Reproduction and Mating

Tana River Mangabeys live in polygynous groups of monkeys, where one dominant male typically has access to multiple females. Females display conspicuous monthly estrous swellings to signal fertility, and many also exhibit post-conception swellings. These false signals may confuse males and encourage multiple males to invest in infant care, increasing the infant’s survival chances.

Gestation for these monkeys lasts around 180 days, with births most common between August and April. A single infant is born, and the mother is initially left undisturbed by the group. After two months, infants begin to explore and socialise with others. Females likely reach sexual maturity around age three and begin breeding between six and seven, while males mature slightly later.

Geographic Range

Tana River Mangabeys are endemic to Kenya, confined to around 27 forest fragments along a narrow corridor of floodplain forest near the lower Tana River. This range spans from Nkanjonja in the north to Hewani in the south, across an altitudinal range of just 20–40 metres above sea level.

Historically, this species may have had a broader distribution. However, fragmentation due to deforestation, dam construction, and agriculture has severely restricted their movement and isolated populations. Forest corridors are no longer structurally connected, although some functional connectivity remains through limited travel between fragments.

Threats

Tana River Mangabeys live in the flood-plain forest, riverine gallery forest, and the adjacent woodland and bushland of Kenya (Wieczkowski and Butynski 2013). Their abundance is highly correlated with the spatial characteristics of the forests. They are semi-terrestrial monkeys that can travel up to 1 km through non-forested habitat between forest patches (Wieczkowski 2010).

The rapid decline of Tana River Mangabeys has several causes including: Forest clearance for agriculture.

IUCN red list

• Dam construction and water diversion: The building of hydroelectric dams has altered natural flood cycles and disrupted groundwater levels vital to the mangabeys’ habitat. The upcoming High Grand Falls Dam, one of Africa’s largest, threatens to irreparably damage the ecosystem.

• Deforestation and agriculture: Large swathes of gallery forest have been cleared for farming, drastically reducing the species’ habitat. An estimated 50% of the original forest has been lost in the last 20 years.

• Palm exploitation: Phoenix reclinata, a key food tree, is overharvested by local communities for palm wine, thatching, and mats, threatening both food security and habitat structure for the mangabeys.

• Logging and wildfires: Unregulated cutting of canopy and sub-canopy trees for housing and fuelwood, alongside uncontrolled fires, further degrades the forest and isolates populations.

• Human Persecution: As natural resources diminish, some mangabeys are are seen as pests and are persecuted and hunted for raiding crops—a threat expected to grow with increasing human-wildlife conflict.

• Political instability and poor law enforcement: The de-gazetting of the Tana River Primate Reserve in 2007 removed legal protections, exacerbating habitat destruction and reducing conservation oversight.

Take Action!

The Tana River Mangabey is on the brink. If their fragmented forests are lost, so too is this charismatic and intelligent monkey. Support indigenous-led conservation and agroecology efforts in East Africa. Demand the full reinstatement of protected habitat in Kenya. Boycott palm oil and refuse to support the industries driving deforestation and dam construction in critical floodplain ecosystems. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife #Vegan #BoycottMeat

FAQs

Why are Tana River Mangabeys endangered?

Their biggest threats are habitat loss and fragmentation, largely due to dam construction, logging, agriculture, and palm exploitation. Political instability and poor conservation enforcement have worsened their chances of survival (Butynski & Mwangi, 1994; Wieczkowski & Butynski, 2013).

What are the predators of the Tana River Mangabey?

Natural predators include African rock pythons (Python sebae), crowned eagles (Stephanoaetus coronatus), martial eagles (Polemaetus bellicosus), and Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) (Wikipedia, n.d.).

In which country are Tana River Mangabeys found?

They are found exclusively in Kenya.

What do Tana River Mangabeys eat?

Their diet includes fruits, seeds, leaves, insects, stems, and fungi. They rely heavily on species like Ficus sycomorus and Phoenix reclinata (Homewood, 1978; Maingi, 2019).

Do Tana River Mangabeys make good pets?

Tana River Mangabeys are highly social and intelligent primates. Keeping them as pets is cruel and contributes to their extinction. Trapping them destroys wild populations, causes immense suffering, and breaks apart family groups. If you care about these animals, never support the exotic pet trade—advocate for habitat protection instead.

Support the conservation of this species

This animal has no protections in place. Read about other forgotten species here. Create art to support this forgotten animal or raise awareness about them by sharing this post and using the #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife hashtags on social media. Also you can boycott palm oil in the supermarket.

Further Information

Butynski, T.M., de Jong, Y.A., Wieczkowski, J. & King, J. 2020. Cercocebus galeritus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T4200A17956330. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T4200A17956330.en. Downloaded on 26 March 2021.

Homewood, K. M. (1978). Feeding strategy of the Tana mangabey (Cercocebus galeritus galeritus) (Mammalia: Primates). Journal of Zoology, 186(3), 375–391. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1978.tb03926.x

Kimuyu, D. M., Wahungu, G. M., & Otieno, D. O. (2012). Seed dispersal by Tana River mangabeys in fragmented gallery forests. Open Journal of Ecology, 2(1), 6–11. https://doi.org/10.4236/oje.2012.21002

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