Wildlife Conservation Organization
Photo credit: Daryl & Sharna Balfour The Black Rhino, Diceros bicornis, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN’s Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. Once found throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, over 98% are now protected in state, Continue Reading
John and Jane Kenyon took over the management of Ol Pejeta in 1949 when it was owned by Lord Delamere and together they spent the next 15 years developing the ranch. When John first took on Ol Pejeta he was Continue Reading
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Last year 95% of all rhino poaching cases occurred in South Africa and Zimbabwe as rhino poaching reached a 15 year high. Rhino horns are used in traditional Asian medicines, and more and more poaching syndicates have been forming around Continue Reading
Finally 100 rhinos are now in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. With poaching on the rise again, especially for rhino horns, numbers like 100 are a big deal. The conservancy is one of the main breeding grounds for rhinos in Kenya Continue Reading