Tsavo Conservancy

Kenya

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Although it's taking some time to take off, the area between Tsavo West National Park and the Taita Hills is one to watch when it comes to the fusion of wildlife, conservation and community projects. Founded in 2013, the 1000-sq-km Tsavo Conservancy represents seven ranches which have joined together to further the work of wildlife protection and programs that help develop alternative income sources for local communities. The conservancy encompasses an important elephant corridor, which is particularly busy at the end of the dry season.

Night drives here also turn up some interesting sightings.

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    Some 30km east of Voi gate is the Aruba Dam, which spans the Voi River. It also attracts heavy concentrations of diverse wildlife; one of the park’s…

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1. Rukinga Wildlife Sanctuary

4.4 MILES

Begun in 1998, the 80,000-acre Rukinga Wildlife Sanctuary, at the heart of the Kasigau ecosystem, is reliable elephant country – Kasigau lies along a…

2. African Shirt Company

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In 2009, Joan Hughes and Lindi Campbell Clause, two designers from Ireland and Kenya, set up this project which uses village workshops to employ and train…

3. Aruba Dam

23.67 MILES

Some 30km east of Voi gate is the Aruba Dam, which spans the Voi River. It also attracts heavy concentrations of diverse wildlife; one of the park’s…

4. Kanderi Swamp

27.41 MILES

Around 10km from Voi Gate, the lovely area of green known as Kanderi Swamp is home to a resident pride of lions, and elephants also congregate near here;…

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