Welcome to Wild Frontiers! Here are three snippets of NRT from February:
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Hirola population doubles in 3 years: Conservation efforts by the Ishaqbini community are bringing back the world’s most endangered antelope from the edge of extinction. From a founder population of just 48, numbers of hirola in the Ishaqbini Hirola Sanctuary are now an estimated 97.
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Photo: Ken Coe |
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Kenya and US to combat elephant poaching: U.S Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell concluded an official visit to Kenya by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Prof. Judi Wakhungu, Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Environment & Natural Resources, at NRT headquarters in early Feb. The MOU represents a pledge by both Kenya and the United States to collaborate on combating the illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife parts, particularly elephant ivory and rhino horn.
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Photo: Wanjiku Kinuthia |
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Tourism revenue funds 1,000 school bursaries for children in Namunyak in 2015: Tourism plays a major role in providing sustainable, commercial income for many conservancies. Last year, some of the revenue earned in Namunyak from Conservancy entry and bed night fees went towards education bursaries for over 1,000 students.
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Photo: Ami Vitale |
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A Rendille boy with his camels in Melako Community Conservancy
NRT would like to thank the following principal donors for their core programme support
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