Nature Kenya—the East Africa Natural History Society (EANHS)—is
Africa’s oldest environmental Society. It was established in
1909 to promote the study and conservation of nature in eastern
Africa. Nature Kenya implements these aims through the mission
“connecting nature and people to take action for biodiversity
conservation. Nature Kenya strives to: The first members of the
East Africa Natural History Society collected and identified
specimens. They founded a museum to house the collections and
educate the public. This museum was later transferred to the
government of Kenya, eventually becoming the famous National
Museums of Kenya. In 1910, the members of the East Africa
Natural History Society also founded a scientific journal. This
journal is still published today, in collaboration with the
National Museums of Kenya, as the Journal of East African
Natural History. It is available both in print and online.
Nature Kenya members today continue their active interest in
natural history by joining working groups