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Kenyan Raptors under Threat Due to Quelea Bird Control
Known as the ‘feathered locust’ the red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea) is a major avian pest in sub-Saharan Africa’s semi-arid zones. These small but mighty birds have decimated sorghum, wheat, barley, millet, and rice farms throughout Africa, as they can consume up to...
Close Collaborations to Safeguard Elephants
Human population growth, agricultural development, and infrastructural expansion, all of which cause severe habitat fragmentation, are some of the major things impacting wildlife. Elephants, who are migratory megaherbivores that require a lot of food, find it...
Sights from Lewa’s Medical Camp at Rehema Children’s Home (Photos)
Access to adequate health care and education continues to be a concern for many people in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in low-income communities. That is why healthcare is at the heart of the Lewa Conservancy’s ideals; here, we ensure that members of the community...
Lewa’s School Feeding Programme Offers A Ray of Hope During Kenya’s Worst Drought
Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid regions have experienced three severe droughts in the last decade (2010–2011, 2016–2017, and 2020–2022). The recent drought was the most severe and longest, causing significant food shortages and job losses. Kenyan school-age children were...
Farmers Exchange Best Practices in Dairy Production
Droughts have increased in frequency and duration by nearly a third in the last 20 years. This is according to a recent report by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. The report also revealed that drought preparedness policies such as...
Lewa’s Rhino Feeding Programme Introduced to Sera Conservancy
In the middle of May, the Lewa Conservation and Research Department resumed its emergency rhino-feeding programme. A decision that was made necessary by the ongoing drought in the Northern Kenya region where Lewa is located. The project got underway with the...
Important: Lewa Wildlife Conservancy Game Report 2022
The Lewa-Borana Landscape (LBL) is a combined conservation landscape made up of Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and Borana Wildlife Conservancy (BWC). Annual wildlife counts using aerial and ground counting methods have been conducted in these conservancies for many years...
Journal: Integrating Conservation Education To The National School Curriculum.
The Lewa Conservation Education department recently published a journal dubbed "Integrating Conservation Education Content Into The National School Curriculum Through Educational Technology To Promote Environmental Action" with the International Zoo Educators...
Subuiga Reservoir To Provide a Lifeline For Acute Water Shortage in Northern Kenya
15 years after initial discussions about its development, construction of the Subuiga reservoir in Buuri, Meru County in Kenya began in October 2022. The dam, which is located in Subuiga Community to the south of Lewa Conservancy, will serve as a catchment region for...