Poaching is a serious and growing concern all across the African continent that affects the survival of not only individual animals but entire populations. Lewa Wildlife Conservancy serves as a refuge for elephants, endangered black rhinos, Grevy’s zebra and multitudes of other species.
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy has implemented a successful anti-poaching system that includes armed rangers, rhino surveillance teams, radio operators, tracker dogs and handlers, a fence maintenance team, night guards, guarded entrance gates, and aerial surveillance. Due to the success of their work, poaching in the region has been controlled and other groups across Kenya have emulated these efforts.
The SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund, through its partnership with Tusk Trust, administered funds to The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and another nearby area, Namunak, to support these efforts.
