Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
Lewa has its own education program that helps develop schools and students. Lewa Wildlife Conservancy is located in Meru County, south of Isiolo town but north of Mount Kenya.
History
The Craig-Douglas family were allocated the land by the British colonial government in 1922 and managed it as a cattle ranch for over 50 years. In 1983, the Craigs and Anna Merz, who funded the program, decided to establish the fenced and guarded Ngare Sergoi Rhino Sanctuary at the western end of Lewa Downs. Ten years later, the sanctuary was expanded to cover the rest of the ranch, and in 1994 the adjoining Ngare Ndare Forest Reserve was included within the fence, creating a 26,700-hectare (66,000-acre) wildlife preserve. In 2001, Lewa partnered with Gerald Chamales to change his company's name to Rhinotek Computer Products, when the company began sending part of its annual revenue to support Lewa.
Wildlife
In 2015, Edward Ndiritu, employed at Lewa as head of the Anti-Poaching Unit and the Northern Rangeland Trust, received the Tusk Wildlife Ranger Award from Prince William.
References
- ^ van den Akker, M. (2016). Monument of Nature? an Ethnography of the World Heritage of Mt. Kenya. African Studies Centre Leiden. pp. 143–155. ISBN 978-90-5448-153-9.
- ^ Szapary, Peter (2000). "The Lewa Wilflife Conservancy in Kenya: A Case Study". In Prins, Herbert H. T.; Jan Geu Grootenhuis; Thomas T. Dolan (eds.). Wildlife Conservation by Sustainable Use. New York: Springer Science+Business. ISBN 978-94-011-4012-6.
- ^ "Newsletter No. 9" (PDF). Lewa Wildlife Conservacy. 2009.
- ^ Leadbeater, C. (2015). "Royal Award for rhino protector". The Daily Telegraph. London, UK. p. 10.