Events & Conservation
Conservation news, festivals and events that matter to people planning a trip to East Africa.
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Events & Conservation
African Wild Dogs: Africa’s Most Efficient Pack Hunter
The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) is Africa's most efficient large predator and one of its most endangered mammals. With fewer than 6,600 individuals surviving across the continent, a sighting in Kenya's…
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Events & Conservation
Saving the African Wild Dog: Kenya’s Rarest Predator and What’s Being Done
The African wild dog is Africa's most endangered large carnivore, with fewer than 6,000 individuals remaining continent-wide. In Kenya, a handful of populations survive in private conservancies. This is why they matter…
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Events & Conservation
Community-Based Conservancies in Northern Kenya: Tourism That Gives Back
Northern Kenya's community conservancies — areas managed by local communities as wildlife habitat — represent a different model of conservation from government-run parks. Here is how they work and why they matter.
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Events & Conservation
Ol Pejeta Conservancy: Africa’s Largest Black Rhino Sanctuary Explained
Ol Pejeta holds more black rhinos than anywhere else in Africa — including the world's last two northern white rhinos. Here is what makes this 90,000-acre conservancy extraordinary and how to visit.
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Events & Conservation
The Maasai and Wildlife: A Partnership That Protects Both
The Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania have coexisted with wildlife for centuries. Today, community conservancies managed by Maasai landowners are proving more effective at protecting wildlife than government reserves.
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Events & Conservation
Rhino Conservation in Kenya: How Ecotourism Is Saving a Species
Kenya's black rhino population has grown from under 400 in the 1980s to over 900 today. Ecotourism revenue is central to that recovery. Here is how the model works and why it…
