Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy, Samburu, Kenya.
the Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy is an authentic East African wildlife, cultural and scenic tour destination. The conservancy offers a distinctly discerning wildlife experience that reflects the successful community-based wildlife management efforts of the indigenous people. Namunyak Conservancy is the result of collaboration between the Samburu community and Northern Rangeland Trust.
Like other native communities in Kenya, the Samburu people have come to embrace the idea that protection of wildlife advances the needs, well-being and quality of life of their people. Established in 1995, the conservancy covers 850,000 acres in the Matthews Mountain Range and is recognized as being some of Kenya’s best-untouched wilderness. General conservancy oversight is managed by a committee that includes members of the local community.
Revenue is generated through lodging fees at Sarara and Kitich Camp and also its conservation fees, which are dedicated to the safeguarding of its ecosystem and wildlife protection, water resource development, educational initiatives and healthcare resources for the Samburu community. The efforts of the Samburu to effectively balance the needs of their community with the safeguard and preservation of wildlife and nature has made Namunyak a safe home for African wild dogs, grevy’s zebras, gerenuks, reticulated giraffes, de brazza colobus monkeys and other endangered species.
The conservancy is also experiencing a steady increase in populations of kudus, elephants, buffalos, and other herbivores, as well as rising numbers of leopards, lions and other predators. The migration corridor of the Samburu-Laikipia elephants also traverses part of the conservancy, connecting the national reserves in the south with other remote conservancies and the Matthews Mountain Range in the north and east. The protection of the corridor by the Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy and other wildlife management areas ensures that these majestic creatures are able to follow the same migration paths as earlier pachyderm generations.
Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy was established in 1995 to promote wildlife conservation and empower the Samburu community through tourism while ensuring the protection of the precious species that inhabit their land . It’s a place where nature and culture intersect, creating a harmonious balance between people and wildlife.