LAIKIPIA:
a vast plateau to the North West of snow-capped Mount
Kenya It spans an area of over 9,500km², and forms
part of the 40,000km² Ewaso ecosystems. Increasingly
acknowledged as one of the most important areas for
biodiversity in Kenya, Laikipia has stable wildlife
numbers, in contrast to a declining trend throughout
much of the country.
The Ewaso ecosystem is home to the
second largest population of elephant in Kenya (6,000+)
and Laikipia hosts the highest populations of endangered
species, such as black rhino (half of Kenya’s
total population), Grevy’s zebra (70% of the world’s
population), reticulated giraffe, and the only viable
population of Lelwel hartebeest in the country, as well
as Africa’s only expanding population of wild
dog. Laikipia’s biodiversity is globally unique,
yet remarkably Laikipia is not a protected area, and
Laikipia’s wildlife is entirely sustained by private
and communal landowners.
MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE:
widely considered to be Africa’s greatest wildlife
reserve. Masai Mara comprises 200 sq miles of open rolling
plains, woodlands and riverine forests and is the northern
side of the expansive Serengeti plains. The Reserve
is home to a breathtaking array of life. The vast grasslands
are scattered with herds of Wildebeests, Zebra, Giraffe,
Gazelle and Topi.
KIWAYU ISLAND: located
on the Kenya mainland in the most remote Dodori National
Reserve some 30 miles north of Lamu Island, in a breathtakingly
beautiful bay opposite Kiwayu Island. |