The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) established the positions of honorary wardens to assist the service in carrying out the provisions of the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013. KWS had requested all interested persons in the eight nationally designated conservation areas (Mountain, Northern, Southern, Tsavo, Western, Central Rift, Coast, and Eastern) to submit their…
Changing rainfall patterns and unpredictable seasons are increasingly becoming the norm. This is why water conservation is a must for farmers, ranches, and livestock keepers. Emu Sacco offers a pragmatic community-based approach to water security within the Upper Ewaso Basin. We provide financing and technical support for water storage, management, and applications. Through our membership…
Human-Elephant Conflict is a recurring threat in Laikipia North with severe consequences to both. According to the 2020 MIKE (Monitoring of the Illegal Killing of Elephants) report forIn Laikipia and Samburu, 153 cases of elephant mortality were reported. The highest percentage was from natural deaths. Human-Elephant conflicts accounted for 26.14% of all elephant deaths. At…
In northern Kenya, conservancies are regarded in conventional development circles as a panacea to poaching, human–wildlife conflict and land degradation. In his article “Bring back the herder conservationist” (June 2021), published in the citizens’ e-platform The Elephant, Hussein Wario Tadicha of the Centre for Research and Development in the Drylands (CRDD) reveals how the nearly complete…
The WRUA Institutional Development Project Implementing Committee have confirmed that efforts to strengthen the role and finances of WRUAs is on track. These results were highlighted during the performance review and feedback meeting convened by the Mount Kenya Ewaso Water Partnership, which leads the implementer of the WID project. The 9-member team met on May…
Numerous conservancies within our landscape and beyond have been facing serious financial constraints. The first wave of the Covid pandemic hit these conservancies hard and the second and more recent third wave have only made this situation murkier. The collapse in revenue generated from tourism has forced many of these conservancies to make budgetary cuts…
The government of Kenya offers compensation for personal injury, or death, or damage to property caused by wildlife. The elaborate compensation process is spearheaded by the county wildlife conservation and compensation committee in each respective county
OPC is recognized for pioneering work in embryo transplantation in support of Northern White Rhinos conservation. This pioneering work with BioRescue has made people again optimistic about preventing extinction and perpetuating the diversity among species. See article here: https://www.olpejetaconservancy.org/press-release-biorescue-creates-four-new-embryos/ Ol Pej, or OPC, is one of our most famous conservancies in Kenya. It is certainly one…
Dr. Tom Butynski and Yvonne de Jong have recently updated a profile for Laikipia’s geography, environment and biodiversity. This document is a helpful summary of these aspects for the County. If you find errors in the above document, or have facts concerning Laikipia County’s geography, environment, or biodiversity that you believe can be usefully added…
On 7th May 2021, stakeholders convened in Dol Dol for a review of the Laikipia County and Community Wildlife Conservancies Bill. Among the stakeholders present include: the Laikipia Forum, the Laikipia Tourism Association, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) and the Laikipia Conservancies Association. The meeting was organized by the County’s Ministry of…