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09/04/2026

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20/03/2026

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10/01/2026

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15/07/2024

MIGRATION UPDATE! The Great Wildebeest Migration has begun its epic journey into the Masai Mara National Reserve from Serengeti National Park, and the anticipation is electric! We are excited to witness this breathtaking spectacle as millions of wildebeest and zebras cross plains, a true marvel of nature. Get in touch to book your client's migration safari today!
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12/07/2024

We love the newly opened One Nature Mara River Lodge in northern Serengeti. Featuring 7 luxurious villas, private heated pools, and breathtaking bedroom views, the lodge sets a new standard for safari indulgence. SafariBookings Safari Go Safari Deal

29/04/2024

Human-Wildlife Conflicts

Competition for pasture and
loss of biodiversity

Human-wildlife conflict is undoubtedly one of
the biggest threats within the Maasai Mara
National Reserve and the surrounding commu-
nity areas. As the human population continues
to grow worldwide at unsustainable rates, so
does the rate of species extinction. The Maa-
sai Mara region is no exception. With a rapidly
growing human population pressing hard at
the reserve’s boundary, the human-wildlife con-
flict in the Maasai Mara has intensified as farms
expand and reroute migrating wildlife. With
the spread of arable agriculture, large tracts
of forests and grasslands are being cleared.
Moreover, pastoralism increases competition
for pasture between wildlife and domestic
animals in grasslands. Some of the land being
converted to agriculture is wildlife disper-
sal areas and migration corridors, hence com-
promising the integrity of the ecosystem for
wildlife conservation.

27/04/2024

CLIMATE CHANGE AND SURVIVAL OF MAASAI MARA
ECOSYSTEM

The Maasai Mara ecosystem, arguably Africa’s most famous wildlife habitat, faces serious threatswhich may jeopardize its very survival. Some of the threats include climate change, human settlements
and land use changes. Climate change is of particular relevance to tourism. This is because tourism
destinations, enterprises and tourists are all sensitive to variability and change in climate and weather parameters. Climate also has an important influence on environmental conditions that can deter tourists, such as wildfires, diseases, pests and extreme weather events such as floods and droughts. Because climate represents both a vital resource to be exploited and important risk to be managed in tourism, it is expected that the integrated effects of climate change with shifts in both climatic means and extremes, will have profound impacts on tourism businesses and destinations.
The expansion of human settlements in the Mara area, largely due to rapid population growth coupled with land use changes, poses a grave threat to the sprawling ecosystem.
Those facing the greatest threat are conservancies adjacent to the Maasai Mara National Reserve.
These conservancies do not only provide an important buffer zone to encroaching farmlands and human settlements but are also seen as best practices in community wildlife conservation.
However, the Mara ecosystem despite being a vast area incorporating the protected area, its considerable large mammal species requires access to large, unprotected dispersal ranges inhabited and increasingly transformed by agro-pastoral communities.
As a result, human-wildlife conflicts are experienced both within and outside the protected areas of the ecosystem. These conflicts pose a major threat to the ecosystem viability.
This paper examines the relationship between tourism and biodiversity,
and tourism and livelihoods in the Maasai Mara ecosystem in the Narok County, Kenya.
The impacts of climate change on these relationships are critically examined.
The possible mitigation measures to ameliorate climate change impacts in the study area will also be discussed.

22/04/2024

Our vision is to create a greater connection between our guests, the communities, and the conservation of the wildlife and habitats. We have partnered with a number of conservation and community development organisations working on the ground, in each of the areas we promote, to not only create greater understanding and awareness, but to assist and support in their efforts.
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22/04/2024

We focused on offering experiential and conservation-conscious itineraries to promote sustainable tourism, raise awareness of conservation initiatives, and provide third-party funding support for the conservation and community development sector. By travelling with us, you are automatically making a difference to on-the-ground initiatives focused on protecting and conserving the wildlife and habitats of the areas you visit whilst helping to empower communities to do the same

14/02/2024

Lions being a wide-ranging species with large spatial needs, means that lions often cannot be conserved in protected areas alone. They often move outside of protected areas and therefore commonly come into contact with humans who live around them. And lions being predators, will attack and kill livestock. Livestock is an important livelihood resource for many households, and this can therefore cause significant financial hardship for local families. While many tribes and communities have co-existed with wildlife for many generations, socio-economic and political developments in many landscapes have over the years contributed to changing lifestyles and have eroded traditional ways of resource use. This, in turn, has contributed to increased conflict between people and lions.

Moreover, many of the remaining lion populations straddle international boundaries, making the complexity of their conservation even more challenging, as different countries have different approaches to lion conservation. Successful conservation of lions therefore requires careful understanding of not only natural systems, but also the socio-economic and political systems these interact with, and the perspectives of the local communities.

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14/02/2024

Lions being a wide-ranging species with large spatial needs, means that lions often cannot be conserved in protected areas alone. They often move outside of protected areas and therefore commonly come into contact with humans who live around them. And lions being predators, will attack and kill livestock. Livestock is an important livelihood resource for many households, and this can therefore cause significant financial hardship for local families. While many tribes and communities have co-existed with wildlife for many generations, socio-economic and political developments in many landscapes have over the years contributed to changing lifestyles and have eroded traditional ways of resource use. This, in turn, has contributed to increased conflict between people and lions.

Moreover, many of the remaining lion populations straddle international boundaries, making the complexity of their conservation even more challenging, as different countries have different approaches to lion conservation. Successful conservation of lions therefore requires careful understanding of not only natural systems, but also the socio-economic and political systems these interact with, and the perspectives of the local communities.

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