We waited a little longer to be sure: Big Mama, our record-horn Rhino has recovered well from her gunshot wound. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) vets decided against removing the bullet at this time to give her time to recover from the shock of the ordeal. Although KWS recommended the horn be cut off to [...]
Last night an attempted murder took place on the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy. A gang came in shortly after midnight and fired some shots. The Conservancy’s security force acted swiftly. Within minutes Peter Fundi the Orphanage’s superintendent (who sleeps in the Orphanage “just in case”) was first on the scene. After securing the immediate surroundings [...]
Two days ago the political situation in Kenya was still hopeless. Suddenly with lightening speed at the eleventh hour a solution was found, a deal was struck, and rapidly the sun appeared, flooding light down the end of the tunnel. breakthrough…. Dr. Kofi Annan, here to help the opposing sides negotiate, managed to get them [...]
The Kenya Wildlife Service Intelligence has advised our Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy to be on the outlook for poachers. They have credible evidence that “dealers” are in the area. They may be recruiting poachers and target specific animals, such as Rhino for their horns or spotted cats for their skins Last month, only 30 miles [...]