Local communities at the heart of conserving wildlife, plants & ecosystems
Wildlife has always been under threat from human activities and modern life effects. The Kenyan National parks and game reserves are always stretched in their efforts at conservation and management of Kenya’s wildlife resources. Wildlife conservancies offer extra hope for the protection of wildlife in Kenya. The difference between a National park / game reserve and a wildlife conservancy is that in a conservancy, land is managed by an individual entity or body corporate and in some instances a group of private or communal land owners forming a larger conservancy for purposes of wildlife management to better livelihoods. Conservancies complement national parks and game reserves while enabling adjacent local communities to identify and own conservation efforts while benefitting directly from wildlife management. Local communities are positioned to be at the center of wildlife conservation by providing them with better livelihood incentives which helps in the reversal of wildlife decline thus ensuring continuity for future generations.
THE 3 TYPES OF CONSERVANCIES
These are conservancies formed by local communities in jointly owned community land. They are managed by the local community representatives with professional assistance from the Kenya Wildlife Service and other tourism partners. Community conservancies are found next to national parks like the Amboseli & Tsavo.
These are conservancies formed by combining private land which share a common border to form a larger land area viable for the purpose of wildlife conservation and management. The combined private landowners manage the conservancy with assistance from professional wildlife and tourism stakeholders Most group conservancies are found around the Maasai Mara Game Reserve.
These conservancies are formed on sprawling private ranches by a private individuals or corporate owners for the purpose of wildlife conservation and management. The private wildlife conservancies may be owned and managed by individuals or families, non-profit wildlife organizations or commercial entities. Most private wildlife conservancies are found within the Laikipia area of Kenya Below we present the many wildlife conservancies of Kenya where you can book a once-in-a-lifetime Africa Holiday with Walk With Maa Tours.