Masai Mara Project Updates and Achievements from Q1 2017 - African Impact

KGS guide practice KGS lessons Data entry Big cat monitoring Wildlife count Conservancy work Conservation education

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New game count method that’s more involving for volunteers

and beneficial to researchers!

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Volunteers assisted in tracking and watching over a cheetah while being darted and collared.

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Volunteers were delighted to be able to assist the cheetah researchers and this collar will help contribute to research on the cheetah population that is under threat.

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Volunteers were successful in tracking a known leopard called Osirata, and were able to confirm that her cub was still alive and healthy.

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This is important news as the leopard population is small and the cub still needs time to develop before it can fend for itself.

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Volunteers were incredibly happy to spot not only a leopard and a cub, but also a leopard with a kill!

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As we are in rainy season, which means many of the roads within the conservancy have been damaged by erosion.

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Volunteers loved the opportunity to be out in the conservancy on foot and help the rangers to collect stones, transport them to the damaged areas and help repair the roads.

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This is hugely important to help preserve the quality of the conservancy and ensure tourists continue to come and support its development.

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Volunteers had a great time working with the afterschool conservation club. We engage the children in a variety of games and interactive learning activities.

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Volunteer have ensured that these activities have drawn regular attendance and we are now ready to start a structured 12-week conservation education curriculum.

“Playing volleyball with the students from the guide school was lots of fun and a great opportunity to get to know the students.”

“This was an unforgettable experience. Living here for two weeks and interacting with a new culture definitely gives you a different outlook on life. You are taken away from your mobile phone and from the internet and driven closer to nature. I have learnt to somewhat overcome my fear of bugs, to take interest in birds and trees and to appreciate silence. “

The Mara Team