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| Dear Friend of Ol Pejeta: |
| RACE OUR RANGERS! (AND SAVE A RHINO, OBVIOUSLY) |
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| We like to think our wildlife rangers are the baddest of the bad (in a good way). They are brave, dedicated, and have amazing levels of fitness.
If you posses similar qualities to our wildlife warriors then why not take them on in our Run for Rhinos challenge? Our guys are challenging YOU, wherever you are in the world, to race against them online for just $5 a month. It’s cheaper than a gym, and all funds go towards Ol Pejeta Conservancy’s conservation efforts!
How does it work? Our top 5 rangers record their daily activities with GPS units. These coordinates are uploaded to Endomondo, a free fitness app, and are visible on our challenge page. Each month, our rangers set you a new challenge, and you can upload your results. The winners of each challenge will receive an Ol Pejeta fleece, and the two runners-up get Ol Pejeta caps.
// find out more and sign up
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| #WORLDRHINODAY |
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| Rhinos on Ol Pejeta graze near the newly inaugurated rhino cemetery |
| Not that we need an excuse to shout from the rooftops about how great rhinos are, but World Rhino Day gives us an extra incentive to join partners around the world to raise awareness of these iconic creatures. This year, after a ceremony in our neighbouring town on Nanyuki, officials from the Kenya Wildlife Service, the Kenyan government and local conservation organisations joined us in opening the Rhino Cemetery at Ol Pejeta. The graves honour the rhinos who have lost their lives in the poaching epidemic, and serve as inspiration to us all to keep fighting to end the demand for rhino horn. Our conservation partner, the Dv?r Králové Zoo in the Czech Republic, also marked #WorldRhinoDay by burning a stockpile of rhino horn. This was a bold, symbolic move aimed at raising awareness on the crucial need to eliminate the demand for rhino horn.
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| ONE WOMAN’S QUEST TO SAVE LIONS, EMPOWER GIRLS, AND GET A DOCTORATE |
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| How, you ask? Well, by studying cattle. Caroline Ng’weno is Ol Pejeta’s Deputy Manager of the Ecological Monitoring Unit. But she has made such an impact through her work that recently; we’ve had to learn to share her. Caroline’s passion for African lions has driven her to conduct pioneering research within Ol Pejeta’s Cattle for Conservation programme, and it is this research that has gained her two international fellowship awards in 2014.
// read more about our soon-to-be Dr. Caroline |
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