The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (also known as Lewa Downs) is located in northern Kenya. It was formed in 1995 (28 years ago) (1995) and is a wildlife sanctuary incorporating the Ngare Ndare Forest covering over 62,000 acres (250 km2). The Conservancy is home to a wide variety of wildlife including the rare and endangered black rhinos, Grevy's zebras and sitatungas. It also includes the big five (lion, leopards, elephants, rhinos and Cape buffaloes). Lewa holds over 12% of Kenya's eastern black rhinoceros population and the largest single population of Grevy's zebras in the world (approximately 350 individuals).
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The Conservancy is also home to the Northern Rangelands Trust, an initiative of Ian Craig and Kenyan politician Francis ole Kaparo. This trust has its fair share of controversy after US based advocacy group The Oakland Institute found in its report serious accusations including the barring of indigenous pastoralists from grazing on their ancestral lands. Lewa has its own education program that helps develop schools and students. Lewa Wildlife Conservancy is located in Meru County, south of Isiolo town but north of Mount Kenya.
The Craig/Douglas family were allocated the land by the British colonial government in 1922 and managed it as a cattle ranch for over 50 years.
In 1983 the Craigs and Anna Merz – who funded the program – decided to establish the fenced and guarded Ngare Sergoi Rhino Sanctuary at the western end of Lewa Downs. The rhino sanctuary was stocked partly with animals from other reserves and partly by isolated individuals from northern Kenya. There have been allegations of Lewa also having 'captured animals under the false pretence that they were ill and needed treatment'.[1] The black rhino that were caught settled down and bred, and white rhino were added.[disputed – discuss]
After ten years, it was clear that the rhinos needed more space, and the sanctuary was expanded to cover the rest of the ranch, and the adjoining Ngare Ndare Forest Reserve. In 2001 Lewa partnered with Gerald Chamales to change his company's name to Rhinotek Computer Products, when the company began sending part of its annual revenue to support Lewa.[2]
The conservancy is home to Lewa Airport. Annually, the Lewa Marathon is held in the Lewa Conservancy for fundraising purposes. Unlike normal marathons, Lewa Marathon is contested on dirt track.[3]
On 19 October 2010, Prince William of Wales proposed marriage to Catherine Middleton at Lewa. That year, 13% of Kenya's rhinos lived in the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy – 66 white rhinos and 72 black rhinos.[4]
Lewa was the only wildlife sanctuary in Kenya not to have lost a rhino to poachers in 2014.[4] Lewa's anti-poaching teams have been deployed to other rhino sanctuaries following serious levels of rhino poaching and have effectively reduced rhino poaching as a result. In 2015 Edward Ndiritu, employed at Lewa as head of the Anti-Poaching Unit and the Northern Rangeland Trust, received the Tusk Wildlife Ranger Award from Prince William.[4]
International CollaborationsEdit
Teams from the Al Ain Zoo, United Arab Emirates, collaborates in partnership with the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy to support the protection and conservation of wild black and white rhinos. The team together, track each individual rhino to protect them from illegal poachers, monitor their health, and carry out important research.[5]
ReferencesEdit
^van den Akker, Marlous (2016). Monument of Nature? an Ethnography of the World Heritage of Mt. Kenya. African Studies Centre Leiden. pp. 143–155. ISBN978-90-5448-153-9.
^"Newsletter No. 9" (PDF). Lewa Wildlife Conservacy. March 2009.
^ abcChris Leadbeater (1 August 2015). "Royal Award for rhino protector". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. Travel. London, UK. p. 10. A similar shorter article is also available on the Internet at Chris Leadbeater (31 July 2015). "Prince William honours rhino ranger after Cecil shooting". The Daily Telegraph. London, UK. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
^"Al Ain Zoo to further push its rhino conservation efforts". The Brew. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations December 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The neutrality of this article is disputed Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy also known as Lewa Downs is located in northern Kenya It was formed in 1995 28 years ago 1995 and is a wildlife sanctuary incorporating the Ngare Ndare Forest covering over 62 000 acres 250 km2 The Conservancy is home to a wide variety of wildlife including the rare and endangered black rhinos Grevy s zebras and sitatungas It also includes the big five lion leopards elephants rhinos and Cape buffaloes Lewa holds over 12 of Kenya s eastern black rhinoceros population and the largest single population of Grevy s zebras in the world approximately 350 individuals road to LewaThe Conservancy is also home to the Northern Rangelands Trust an initiative of Ian Craig and Kenyan politician Francis ole Kaparo This trust has its fair share of controversy after US based advocacy group The Oakland Institute found in its report serious accusations including the barring of indigenous pastoralists from grazing on their ancestral lands Lewa has its own education program that helps develop schools and students Lewa Wildlife Conservancy is located in Meru County south of Isiolo town but north of Mount Kenya Contents 1 History of Lewa 2 Wildlife and security on Lewa 3 International Collaborations 4 References 5 External linksHistory of Lewa Edit Reticulated giraffe in LewaThe Craig Douglas family were allocated the land by the British colonial government in 1922 and managed it as a cattle ranch for over 50 years In 1983 the Craigs and Anna Merz who funded the program decided to establish the fenced and guarded Ngare Sergoi Rhino Sanctuary at the western end of Lewa Downs The rhino sanctuary was stocked partly with animals from other reserves and partly by isolated individuals from northern Kenya There have been allegations of Lewa also having captured animals under the false pretence that they were ill and needed treatment 1 The black rhino that were caught settled down and bred and white rhino were added disputed discuss After ten years it was clear that the rhinos needed more space and the sanctuary was expanded to cover the rest of the ranch and the adjoining Ngare Ndare Forest Reserve In 2001 Lewa partnered with Gerald Chamales to change his company s name to Rhinotek Computer Products when the company began sending part of its annual revenue to support Lewa 2 The conservancy is home to Lewa Airport Annually the Lewa Marathon is held in the Lewa Conservancy for fundraising purposes Unlike normal marathons Lewa Marathon is contested on dirt track 3 On 19 October 2010 Prince William of Wales proposed marriage to Catherine Middleton at Lewa That year 13 of Kenya s rhinos lived in the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy 66 white rhinos and 72 black rhinos 4 Wildlife and security on Lewa Edit East African cheetahs Lewa was the only wildlife sanctuary in Kenya not to have lost a rhino to poachers in 2014 4 Lewa s anti poaching teams have been deployed to other rhino sanctuaries following serious levels of rhino poaching and have effectively reduced rhino poaching as a result In 2015 Edward Ndiritu employed at Lewa as head of the Anti Poaching Unit and the Northern Rangeland Trust received the Tusk Wildlife Ranger Award from Prince William 4 International Collaborations EditTeams from the Al Ain Zoo United Arab Emirates collaborates in partnership with the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy to support the protection and conservation of wild black and white rhinos The team together track each individual rhino to protect them from illegal poachers monitor their health and carry out important research 5 References Edit van den Akker Marlous 2016 Monument of Nature an Ethnography of the World Heritage of Mt Kenya African Studies Centre Leiden pp 143 155 ISBN 978 90 5448 153 9 Newsletter No 9 PDF Lewa Wildlife Conservacy March 2009 Lewa Marathon a b c Chris Leadbeater 1 August 2015 Royal Award for rhino protector The Daily Telegraph Vol Travel London UK p 10 A similar shorter article is also available on the Internet at Chris Leadbeater 31 July 2015 Prince William honours rhino ranger after Cecil shooting The Daily Telegraph London UK Retrieved 3 August 2015 Al Ain Zoo to further push its rhino conservation efforts The Brew 23 September 2021 Retrieved 23 April 2022 External links EditLewa Wildlife Conservancy00 12 N 37 25 E 0 200 N 37 417 E 0 200 37 417 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lewa Wildlife Conservancy amp oldid 1161754369, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
