In a few of our recent articles, we have explored the relationship between tourism and conservation. Initially, we did so because of the widely-covered story of how Kenya’s Maasai Mara might be witnessing overcrowding with the return of tourism to…

In our previous article, we discussed how the crowding of safari cars is causing stress to certain species of wildlife in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. As wildlife conservationists, this news is obviously distressing. However, in our article from last week, we…

The UK’s BBC recently published a news piece looking at the potential for distress caused to wild animals by the return of safari-goers in Kenya. You can access the article, entitled ‘Maasai Mara safari overcrowding stresses Kenyan wildlife’, here. As…

A few weeks ago, we published an article detailing how we helped in the first nation-wide wildlife census Kenya had ever done. The Tsavo Trust volunteered one of our Super Cub Aircraft for the incredible endeavour organised by the Kenyan…

In our article from last week, we took it upon ourselves to make a defence of zoos and the role they play in conservation in Africa. We did so largely because of the great partnership we have with zoological societies,…

Conservation represents a great many things to a great many people. It is the protection of species, certainly, but it is also the protection of native modes of being. As a result, many conservationists, and those many stakeholders that involve…

Recently, we have found occasion to celebrate certain victories in the continuing struggle to successfully conserve the African elephant. Regular readers will have noted our many references to the reduction in poaching numbers here in Kenya. Elephant conservationists here, in…

As the incredible support that we at the Trust have from you, our stakeholders, proves, there is something so compelling about elephant – something iconic and almost alluring in their ways and the majesty surrounding them – that one can’t…