Kenya’s wildlife was unexplored until more than 80 years ago. The wildlife in this area was rapidly disappearing when the exploration of the species began. Kenya has lost more than 30 percent of its wildlife over the past 70 years for a variety of reasons. While human activity and poaching are responsible for some of the reasons, climate change is the cause of others.
The establishment of conservancies in the region has been attempted as a result of these causes. An area under private landowners’ or cooperative or community organizations’ management with the advancing conservation is called a conservancy.
It’s interesting to note that more than 65 percent of Kenya’s wildlife is found on community-owned land. It benefits most communities by allowing them to maintain their standard of living while simultaneously protecting the environment. The Kenyan animals Act recognizes the transfer of animals to community conservancies.
Giving the community control over Kenya’s wildlife conservation initiatives will also serve as a motivator to raise community members’ standard of living. The Masai Mara National Park contains more than 15 conservancies covering more than 450,000 acres of land. The community benefits from the conservancies annually to the tune of about $4 million.
The fauna has also improved. The number of lions and the critically endangered Hirola antelope rising from 48 in 2012 to over 100 in 2016. Since the community is forced to profit from the positive aspects of the wildlife trade, namely tourism, their involvement in the area’s conservation efforts also lessens their involvement in the illicit wildlife trade. It is recommended that you visit the conservancies to help the locals. They will in turn help to preserve the wildlife in the Masai Mara region.
The Pardamat Conservation
This conservancy is aligned to a method of mixed conservation. They belied that the conservation of the Masai mara national park should in turn be of greater economic help to the locals as well such that they are enticed not to get involved in wildlife trade. There are over 800 lands over that have registered over 25,000 acres of land with this conservancy to support the conservation efforts in this area. This conservancy is within the same are with the Naboisho, Olkinyei, Lemek, and Mara North conservancies. This conservations supports the migration of animals form the Loita plains and the Mara Triangle to the Masai Mara National Reserve.
