We would like to thank the following donors for their support for the Laikipia Wildlife Forum's work:
The Astor FoundationCapital InternationalChester ZooChloe Chick and the 3 Peaks 3 Weeks teamThe EAZA Rhino CampaignEcko UnlimitedThe Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable SettlementGeorge StephensonTristan Voorspuy
To read about the Enviromental Education programme at the LWF, click here.
To read about the Community Conservation programme at the LWF, click here.
Laikipia is home to over half of Kenya's black rhinos. To read about Pachyderms returning to Mugie, click here. To read about a new partnership between Lewa Downs Conservancy and Borana Ranch, to increase rhino habitat in Laikipia, click here.
Kenya’s Laikipia District is located northwest of Mount Kenya, straddling the equator at the heart of Kenya’s Rift Valley Province. It spans an area of 9,500km sq, and is part of the wider 25,000km sq Ewaso Ecosystem.
Formed in 1992, the Laikipia Wildlife Forum (LWF) is a pioneering community conservation and wildlife management association. Its motto, ‘Conservation in Action’, reflects the spirit of its large and growing membership base, represented by a diverse constituency of pastoralists, small-scale farmers, ranchers, local community initiatives, and tourism ventures. These members are united by a common mission: to conserve the integrity of the Laikipia ecosystem, by creatively managing natural resources to improve the livelihood of its people.
The LWF’s objectives are being realised through its five operational programme areas: Community Conservation, Wildlife Management, Tourism, Environmental Education and Security. As a result Laikipia is the one district in Kenya that continues to record increasing or stable wildlife populations, in contrast to the declining trend throughout the country. Wildlife population densities in the Laikipia region now rank second only to the internationally renowned Maasai Mara ecosystem in Kenya. As land-use change threatens incompatibility with wildlife populations, the LWF has promoted the development of community conservation projects.