Building Businesses in Biliqo-Bulesa

Biliqo-Bulesa has become the fifth conservancy this year to be awarded funding for a micro loan initiative, in a bid to boost local economies and link this to conservation. 108 people in Biliqo-Bulesa (102 of which are women) have received Ksh. 3 million from their conservancy to kick-start new businesses, and start saving. 

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Sophie Harrison
Rescued Rhino Returns to the Wild

A rescued black rhino calf that has spent the last year and a half being hand raised at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary was released back into Sera Community Conservancy on the 6th June in a joint operation between the Kenya Wildlife Service and the Northern Rangelands Trust. 

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Taronga & Sera Conservancy Establish Photo Database of Sanctuary's Endangered Species

A team from Taronga Zoo in Australia have been out in Sera working with rangers to photograph Grevy’s zebra and reticulated giraffe. The 2,000 images they took will be uploaded into a database, and software will be used to help identify individual animals. This will help Sera Conservancy and the NRT Monitoring and Evaluation team estimate how many individual giraffes and zebras live within the Sera Rhino Sanctuary, and monitor the population growth.

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Sophie Harrison
Stolen Cattle Returned in Peaceful Handover Ceremony

28 stolen cattle have been peacefully returned to their rightful owner in the latest handover ceremony - the result of close collaboration between NRT, conservancy teams, the Kenya Police, county government and communities. Stock theft recovery is becoming more common in this landscape thanks to this teamwork.

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Sophie Harrison
Hope for Endangered Primates at the Coast

NRT will be working closely with Ndera Community Conservancy on forest management planning this year to support the conservation of two endangered species endemic to the area. Ndera sits on the banks of the Tana River, close to its convergence with the Indian Ocean, and is home to two of the most endangered primate species in the world; the Tana River Red Colobus and Tana River Mangabey.

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Reef Rangers Graduate Final Training

While mainland conservancy rangers wear boots and ride Land Cruisers, reef rangers wear flippers and ride boats to carry out their work! 16 rangers from Pate and Kiunga conservancies have now completed the final part of their monitoring training, thanks to support from The Nature Conservancy and FFI. They are now qualified to conduct monitoring surveys on coral reefs and fisheries, collecting and analysing data that will help their conservancies adapt and implement management plans to protect their natural resources.

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Sophie Harrison
United for Carnivore Conservation

A one-day carnivore conservation workshop was held in Kalama Conservancy on March 15th that brought together representatives from five community conservancies, NGOs and government. As carnivores continue to be persecuted across Kenya, the workshop focused on ways to reduce human/wildlife conflict with pastoral communities. 

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U.S Ambassador Visits Ruko Conservancy

On the Thursday 22nd February 2018, Ruko Community Conservancy welcomed the United States Ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec. The much-anticipated visit was highlighted with traditional Pokot and Njemps song and dance, as well as a tour of the community-run giraffe sanctuary.

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Sophie Harrison