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Namunyak Conservancy rescue baby elephant 9 Jun 2009 | 01:07 am
Thought you would like this series of photos which show Namunyak conservancy scouts and community members rescuing a baby elephant that was trapped in a shallow well; they managed to successfully retu...
New Mpus Kutuk Conservancy scures wildlife corridor 19 Apr 2009 | 08:12 pm
Patrick Siparo, one of NRT’s Regional Coordinators, provides an introduction to Mpus Kutuk Conservancy – one of the newest community conservancies falling under the umbrella of NRT………… Elephants migra...
Planned grazing to reduce conflict 19 Apr 2009 | 03:17 am
Within NRT – we have a livestock programme that focuses on improving market access for cattle from communities engaged in conservation (i.e. the community conservancies), as well as assisting conserva...
We’re back 17 Mar 2009 | 07:06 pm
We’re back on line after a very long time without posting blogs – sorry for that everyone! NRT has faced many challenges and successes over the past 6 months since our last posting and we hope over th...
Naibunga Conservancy being rejuvenated 26 Jul 2008 | 03:09 am
Patrick Siparo is one of NRT’s Regional Coordinators who provides on-ground support to a cluster of conservancies in what we call the Ngare Ndare Region. These include Il Ngwesi, Lekurruki, Ngare Ndar...
Poachers arrested after killing Hirola 21 May 2008 | 10:30 pm
Yet again time has flown by and I haven’t done a blog post for well over two months – now Zoundry is back I hope to keep you all updated more often. In my last blog I mentioned that 2 Hirola were fou...
Man Eating Lions 18 Mar 2008 | 12:56 am
It has been over a month since I last posted – apologies for that – things have been very busy and after a difficult start to the year with all the politics and unrest in the country, it looks like li...
Poaching threatens endangered Hirola 6 Feb 2008 | 12:06 am
I have just got back from a visit to Ishaqbini Community Wildlife Conservancy in north-eastern Kenya. I mentioned this conservancy in my last blog a few weeks ago – a last stronghold for Kenya’s most ...
Conserving Kenya’s most endangered antelope – the Hirola 14 Jan 2008 | 09:07 pm
I want to introduce you to one of the newest conservancies under the umbrella of the Northern Rangelands Trust. It is called Ishaqbini Community Conservancy and is in Ijara District of North-eastern K...
20 community scouts complete their training 14 Jan 2008 | 08:10 pm
Firstly, appologies for the lack of blogs over the last few weeks – the turmoil in Kenya has been at the forefront of all our minds and it has been difficult to think of much else! Let’s hope things a...
