By Joel Lo’ongonyo, El Barta Regional Coordinator The security patrol so far had been eventful and we were on edge. Early in the morning on the first day of our patrol, we heard bouts of gunshots in Noongera, about 4 km from our location. We didn’t see much wildlife that day but it is possible […]
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One of the most difficult challenges presented by COVID-19 and limitations surrounding movement and social gatherings was the inability of the GZT team to interact and communicate in person, and for some team members based in Nanyuki and Nairobi, to reconnect with Grevy’s zebra and the landscape in northern Kenya. In November 2020, once [...]
Sentiwan Lekilia – one of the amazing women on our Nkirreten team – tells us why making masks is so important to her. I work at the GZT Nkirreten workshop at Grevy’s Zebra Trust’s field camp in Westgate Community Conservancy. I have been working with GZT for two years now, making reusable sanitary pads for […]
As Julius Lekenit (Governance and Partnerships Manager at GZT) was scrolling through wildlife images captured in Naimarei by our Grevy’s Zebra Warrior team leader, Harugurah, another local warrior from Harugurah’s community joined them to take a look. Looking quizzically at Harugurah, he asked “why are you taking pictures of empty landscapes, [...]
So many thoughts and emotions have passed through our collective minds these past few weeks. One thing that we feel more strongly than ever is connection. Connection with all of humanity which has been bound together in the face of COVID-19, and connection with nature as we bear witness to our planet’s healing. Now is […]
As the landscape braces itself for the COVID-19 pandemic, GZT is working with Ewaso Lions and Maliasili as founding partners to support the Communities Health Africa Trust (CHAT), with growing potential support from other local organisations concerned about the crisis. CHAT is a grassroots mobile clinic which has a network of Community-Own [...]
The weekend of the 25th and 26th of January this year saw the third Great Grevy’s Rally taking place, covering an area of over 25,000km² in Northern Kenya. This two-day photographic census is an ambitious citizen science endeavour that has proved effective in monitoring the status and health of the endangered and iconic Grevy’s zebra […]
By Belinda Low Mackey The desert locust… where to begin? I’m all sweaty after rushing around camp with the team, banging a metal spatula against a large sufurir (cooking pot) and deafening myself, while trying to disturb the desert locust swarm that landed on our camp’s beautiful Acacia tortilis trees and were eating them at […]
By Julius Lekenit, Governance and Partnerships Manager It was a calm and chilly morning on the beautiful plains of El Barta in Samburu North and time for another foot patrol for Lmantros Lenangetai, one of our Grevy’s Zebra Ambassadors. The sounds of the livestock blending with the voices of children playing brought a smile to […]
In the first week of March 2020, Julius and Belinda travelled to Zimbabwe to meet with their fellow cohort members of the African Conservation Leadership Network (ACLN). The ACLN is a collaboration of Maliasili and The Nature Conservancy who invest in African conservation leaders to grow and work together, thereby achieving greater [...]
By Joel Loongo’nyo, GZT’s El Barta Regional Coordinator The Elbarta Conservation Council (ECC) was established by GZT in 2014 and is responsible for creating awareness within communities on conservation, peace and traditional law enforcement. In this way, the Council members help to reduce conflict and ensure harmonious coexistence [...]
By Peter Lalampaa Nolkurupu Leparashau is a tall, regal-looking lady with a sharp gaze, who has the qualities of resilience and passion indicative of the pastoral communities in northern Kenya. She stands out as tough leader, a matriarch, who can withstand the challenges of the landscape she surveys. Nolkurupu faces many difficulties daily, [...]
El Barta was an area historically rich in biodiversity but the last few decades have seen wildlife bear the brunt of the increasing enmity between the Turkana and Samburu. A rise in illegal firearms has resulted in increased poaching, the use of wildlife for target shooting, and more wildlife being killed for food during livestock […]
Sixteen professionals from seven different zoos in North America travelled to Kenya to take part in the 2018 Great Grevy’s Rally. Our zoo team included specialists from Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Lion Country Safari, Oklahoma City Zoo, Sacramento Zoo, Saint Louis Zoo, San Diego Zoo and Zoo Miami. We spent one day in Nanyuki training and […]
