The first Maasai Conservancy in the Maasai Mara

About this episode

This episode discusses the establishment of Nashulai, the first Maasai conservancy in the Maasai Mara, highlighting its significance and community management.

Nashulai: The First Maasai Conservancy in the Maasai Mara Launched in 14 July, 2016 Nashulai is located in the Maasai Mara, Kenya. Notably, it is the first Maasai conservancy in the Maasai Mara to be created, governed and managed by the people whose ancestors have inhabited this beautiful land for centuries, understand it intimately, and have sustained themselves and their herds in harmony with the natural life of this globally important ecosystem. Our private community-run conservancy is a 5000 acre a triangle of land abutting the Mara National Reserve on one side and two other large conservancies on the others, so it is a “keystone” area in the Maasai Mara ecosystem – a critical migratory corridor (from the Serengeti in Tanzania up through the Mara in Kenya) and ancient elephant nursery.

People in this episode

Host: Simba Qiang Zhuo

Topics covered

• conservation
• Maasai culture
• ecosystem management
• wildlife corridors
• community governance

Keywords

• Nashulai
• Maasai Mara
• conservancy
• ecosystem
• wildlife
• community
• Kenya
• elephant nursery

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nashulai

Places: Maasai Mara, Kenya, Mara National Reserve, Serengeti

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