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From Farm Invader to Beloved Camp Resident: The Story of the Late Kiwete

Upon arriving at our camp, you are likely to be welcomed by a limping adult female giraffe named Kiwete. Despite her apparent disability, she is a resilient survivor of the conflict between farmers and giraffes along the Tana River. Kiwete was once among the frequent farm invaders, from the Garissa Giraffe Sanctuary who intensified farm […]

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Sweet Sugar fueling poaching along the Kenya-Somalia border

On 30th August, Kenya Wildlife Service officers on patrol arrested 3 poachers who were in possession of 30 kilograms of giraffe meat while on transit to Somalia. They were also connected to various deaths of giraffes around the Wajir-Garissa Counties border. Their arrest was made possible following a tip-off by community wildlife scouts from Sabuli

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Giraffes and humans battle for the Tana river.

Human wildlife conflict is a hindrance to conservation efforts. Despite efforts made to conserve wildlife globally, human wildlife conflict is one of the contemporary threats hindering wildlife conservation. Conflicts exists between human and wildlife whom with contrasting interests have little or no tolerance to each other. In Kenya human wildlife conflicts are on the rise.

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