A ranger on duty at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (photo credit Martin Bauert) “Who do these Rhinos belong to?” asks a student on a game drive at one of Laikipia’s Rhino sanctuaries. Laikipia prides itself as rhino country. We host 49% of Kenya’s black rhino population and 70% of the white rhino population. Laikipia has approximately…
In January 2017, The New York Times published a list of 52 must-visit destinations in the world. Featuring in this listing was Laikipia with specific reference to Borana Conservancy and one of the County’s newest properties, Arijiju. Read the full review here For years, Laikipia’s “eco-tourism” was a beneficiary of donor support. Pamphlets, maps, coffee…
Frustrations in Laikipia are running so high that some residents of Laikipia have resulted to using medieval tactics to keep out herds of unwanted livestock. As a result, some conservancies and ranches have invested millions of Kenyan shillings to construct trenches, (in addition to the electric and chain link fences, and wires on the borders…