Lewa, as a privately-owned and managed Conservancy, leveraging its conservation platform to meet the development priorities of communities surrounding the Conservancy, thereby contributing directly towards the Kenyan government's public development agenda.
What animals are at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy?
Lewa serves as a safe refuge for the critically endangered black rhino and the endangered Grevy's zebra, as well as the elephant, lion, giraffe, wild dog and other iconic wildlife species in Kenya. The Conservancy is also home to more than 400 species of birds.
It is a 62,000-acre conservation conservation model which has successfuly balanced the human use and protection of natural resources, both in wildlife and wilderness. Subsequently the success of the conservation efforts led to the boundaries of the Mount Kenya’s UNESCO World Heritage Site to include the Lewa Conservancy, as well as the Ngare Ndare Forest.
In order to alleviates the pressure between humans and these migrating pachyderms, Lewa conservancy has scored greatly in the construction of an “elephant corridor” thus descibed as one of the greatest cutting-edge projects of the conservancy in the year 2010.
The project success is because of a collaborative effort between the Kenya Wildlife Service, Lewa Conservancy, Mount Kenya Trust, Marania Farm, Kisima Farm, Borana Conservancy and the Ngare Ndare Forest Authority.
This corridor extends from Mount Kenya through Lewa and other outbacks to the open expanses of the Samburu region.
When you travel to Lewa conservancy, you will get an unfettered access to an incredibly beautiful landscape that supports a variety of animals, including antelope, giraffes, elephants, buffalos and other herbivores that upkeeps striking cheetahs, stealthy leopards, mighty lions, brutal wild dogs and other predators.
When you travel to Lewa conservancy, you will get an unfettered access to an incredibly beautiful landscape that supports a variety of animals, including antelope, giraffes, elephants, buffalos and other herbivores that upkeeps striking cheetahs, stealthy leopards, mighty lions, brutal wild dogs and other predators.
The most notable conservation efforts at Lewa are those focused on black rhinos and grevy’s zebras. The success of these efforts has resulted in a 6% increase in the resident black rhino population, and the surge of the world’s largest population of grevy’s zebras. 10% of Kenya’s black rhinos exist at Lewa with its strong patrolling force.
The proceeds from the visitors of the Lewa Conservancy is utiliosed in these programs. A portion of all proceeds from tourism is dedicated to both flora-fauna preservation and public development.
Besides flora and Fauna, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy proceeds also supports community projects to enhance the lives of local peoples, including four medical clinics, over a dozen schools, women’s micro-credit program and ten water projects.
Enjoy a myriad of activities available at Lewa, such as traditional game drives, bush walks, Maasai village visits, fishing trips to Lake Rutundu on Mount Kenya, horseback safaris, camel rides and others, which you can book with Blavals Adventure.
Enjoy a myriad of activities available at Lewa, such as traditional game drives, bush walks, Maasai village visits, fishing trips to Lake Rutundu on Mount Kenya, horseback safaris, camel rides and others, which you can book with Blavals Adventure.
