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| Tom's Dream Credit: Paul Naiputari |
Yesterday, members of staff, and members of the neighbouring communities, went on the first of two day trips arranged by Paul Naiputari to Ol Pejeta Conservancy. The ranch, which is directly south of Loisaba, is at the foothills of Mount Kenya and renowned for safeguarding some of the most vulnerable wildlife in the world. A second group will be going on 16th July.
At present, Ol Pejeta is the only place in Kenya where chimpanzees can be seen, but the purpose of yesterday’s visit was to learn all about the rhino since rhinos are at the top of Tom’s ‘shopping list’ for Loisaba; the visit will have helped people to understand how the rhinos will fit into the pre-existing grazing plans without putting them in jeopardy.
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| Credit: Olelarpai Kasintere |
Lexson – from the Giraffe Walinzi – described the visit as fantastic and very educational, and it included game drives led by Stephen Gachagua who is in charge of the Conservation Education Programme at Ol Pejeta. The visitors were able to see the rhino amongst the cattle and all of the other wildlife, and to meet Baraka the blind Black Rhino before visiting the rhino monuments which include Sudan, the last male Northern White Rhino, who sadly died in 2018. The group also visited the chimpanzee sanctuary although they had to keep their distance due to the covid restrictions; chimpanzees are always at risk of catching human diseases.
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| Rhino and cattle grazing peacefully together Credit: Paul Naiputari |
"We learned all about the different species of rhino, the need for conservation and the benefits to the community, as well as the role of all of the stakeholders in conserving the rhino. Most people on the trip had never seen a rhino or a chimpanzee so they were extremely happy and this will be a life-long memory for them. ”
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