Category Archives: World Heritage Site

UK Charity Donations

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Our Soysambu Conservancy UK Charity donation site is now operational.

Please donate to help support our conservation efforts with these wonderful animals, we can’t do it without your support. There is such a variety of amazing wildlife here on this World Heritage Site, from the giants like the giraffes right down to the very cute springhares, it would be a shame to let any of it go without the help it need. Please donate, any help you can give us is very much appreciated.

http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charity-web/charity/finalCharityHomepage.action?charityId=1008875

Colobus monkeys

Colobus monkeys

Flamingos

Flamingos

Cranes

Cranes

Vervet monkeys

Vervet monkeys

Great white pelican

Great white pelican

Plain's zebra

Plain’s zebra

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Quick catch up

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Hi everyone. Sorry for our long absence we’ve been pretty busy here on Soysambu. First of all I’d like to say a big welcome to Shea who has joined our team for a couple of months to help with the giraffe project (it’s hard work identifying all the new ones although the babies are very cute!)

Our new camera trap has attracted a lot of interest from the wildlife, getting some fantastic close ups! KWS have recently performed a buffalo translocation, it was quite incredible to be able to get up close to these animals a little scary at time though as they are huge. Also we’ve had a team from Nairobi studying our bats and their parasites. We never knew we had so many bats or so many different species on the conservancy, very exciting times. Always good to find out something new!

Our Soysambu Conservancy UK Charity donation site is now operational. Please Donate to help support our conservation efforts with these amazing animals. http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charity-web/charity/finalCharityHomepage.action?charityId=1008875

 

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Cute new addition to the giraffe family

Cute new addition to the giraffe family

Our new little cutie with mummy

Our new little cutie with mummy

The new camera trap attracts some close up scrutiny!

The new camera trap attracts some close up scrutiny!

George Maison University 2014 Group

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The 2014 GMU group visit was great for the four days, the group comprised of two instructors ;Ryan Valdez and Guy Combes, two drivers and Eleven students ten of them being ladies. The group was excited to be hosted at field study Centre within Soysambu conservancy. During their last day, they didn’t feel like leaving but it was time to hence, they had no option rather than leave but most of them promised to come back. You always welcomed back friends!

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LAKE NAKURU TOUR FOR SOYSAMBU CONSERVANCY SCHOOL

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The long awaited day for both schools within the conservancy came on 24th and 27th September when all the requirements needed for a Wildlife club member was met by Kiboko and Mbogo primary pupils with moral and financial support from Soysambu conservancy and friends. The tour was objectively for the pupils to appreciate the diversity of wildlife in the neighborhood as the ecosystem is similar to that of Soysambu Conservancy. The difference is the diverse wildlife and the management of a national park.
At the end of the visit, the young Conservationists were grateful as they had sported a good number of Wild animals and visited various  picnic sites.The summary of their day was as below;

Kiboko School ready for the trip

Kiboko School ready for the trip

Mbogo School ready for the trip

Mbogo School ready for the trip

Help her keep the Environment clean.

Help her keep the Environment clean.

At Makalia Falls

At Makalia Falls

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MBARUK-NGORIKA WATER SPRINGS REHABILITATION [CHAMKA DAM]

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With increase in global warming, pollution and increase human encroachment on key water shed points and areas means that most rivers will completely dry or greatly reduce in volume if urgent measures are not taken.
Mbaruk-Ngorika water springs, locally known by community as Chamuka dam is among those key water source that is under threat from human encroachment. Soysambu conservancy took the initiative to avert the situation and conducted environmental awareness to the said community and oversees the uprooting of eucalyptus trees around the source which were replaced by 1000 indigenous trees donated by Prince Sadruddin Agha Khan Fund for Environment through Africa Forest courtesy of Soysambu Conservancy. The exercise that took place on 29th June 2013 was also witnessed by MBAWRUA (Mbaruk Water Resource Users Association)
The follow up on 7th July 2013 indeed confirmed the endless effort to conserve the environment, the seedlings were thriving very well and the community had taken full responsibility on protecting them. Below happy community members standing along the river channel where we planted the seedlings.
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Happy community and Soysambu staff

Happy community and Soysambu staff