Blog & Events - Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Recovering Ol Pejeta’s Beisa Oryx Population

Recovering Ol Pejeta’s Beisa Oryx Population August 31, 2015 Ten years ago, aerial game counts on Ol Pejeta recorded approximately 200 Beisa oryx. Although Ol Pejeta is connected to the larger Laikipia ecosystem through wildlife corridors, data collected by our Ecological Monitoring Unit (EMU) has shown the continued decline of

August 31, 2015 No Comments

A Early Start for Solo’s Calf

AN EARLY START FOR SOLO’S CALF On the 2nd of July, our tourism office received a report that a solitary young black rhino had been spotted in the middle of the vast expanse of open plains near Morani. Our rangers quickly made their way to the calf’s side where they

August 25, 2015 No Comments

Finally Green Energy for Ereri Primary School

FINALLY GREEN ENERGY FOR ERERI PRIMARY SCHOOL In July, a group of 13 young volunteers from Woodpecker Educational Consulting, Beijing, China visited the Ol Pejeta Conservancy and joined us in installing a 5KW (5000W) solar power system at Ereri Primary School. The school is located in the remote northern area

August 24, 2015 No Comments

This is our last chance to save the northern white rhino – are you in?

THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE TO SAVE THE NORTHERN WHITE RHINO- ARE YOU IN? You may have already heard about Sudan. He’s one of four northern white rhino left in the world, and the last male of his species. Now with the recent death of a northern white rhino in

August 19, 2015 No Comments

Batting for Sudan – A Cricket Match for Conservation

As Australia and England get set to battle it out for the Ashes, the Australian High Commission in Kenya and the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) organised a cricket match of their own – right here on the plains of Ol Pejeta. Aimed to raise awareness for Sudan, the

July 6, 2015 No Comments

Wildlife Documentary Screenings Engaging Young Conservationists

Ol Pejeta has partnered with Laikipia Wildlife Forum to bring documentary screenings to schools and local communities surrounding the Conservancy. This project has been made possible by a grant from the Rufford Small Grant Foundation. The films, narrated in Swahili, aim to engage students in environmental and wildlife conservation issues

June 18, 2015 No Comments

Meet the Superdads

When a young male reaches adolescence, he will typically split from his birth pride and venture off to conquer his own territory and start his own family. But such was the bond between these three brothers in Ol Pejeta’s Easter Sector Pride that they have remained a unit, and now

June 17, 2015 No Comments

Nduta’s Newborn

Nduta, one of the first rhino on Ol Pejeta, has given birth to her third calf. Black rhino Nduta arrived in 1990, along with 27 others, who were translocated from various reserves around Kenya to start a new population on the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Our rangers were delighted to discover

June 3, 2015 No Comments

Khaled Abol Naga and Nargis Fakhri Stand with Sudan

This month, actress and model Nargis Fakhri and Human and Child rights activist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Khaled Abol Nagavisited Sudan, the last male northern white rhino on earth. Their visits attracted international attention to Sudan, as Fakhri and Naga shared their experiences on social media and encouraged people to

June 3, 2015 No Comments

At home with the world’s last male northern white rhinoceros

Mohamed Doyo seems to have a dream job. Every evening, he patrols the Kenyan savannah, glimpsing lions chasing down darting Thomson’s gazelles, hearing the calls of red-chested cuckoos and, when there is a full moon, seeing the majestic, snow-capped peaks of Mount Kenya in the distance. But Doyo can scarcely

May 27, 2015 No Comments

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