welcome to mrc discovery day your presenter is steven ekwanga p.o box 555 nanyuki email....
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Welcome to MRC discovery day
Your presenter is Steven Ekwanga P.o box 555 NanyukiEmail. Sekwang@gmail.comCell phone 0202 693- 709
Approx. 30,000 lions>50% are in Tanzania
•Good planning•Extensive Wilderness•Few People•Tourism and Hunting
Kenya: fewer than 2000 lions
•Mostly small parks with no buffers•Extensive bushmeat poaching and AK-47’s•Poison•Tourism but no hunting
LAIKIPIA PREDATOR PROJECT 1997-
The Laikipia Predator Project (LPP) is working with the KWS , Ranchers and Communities in Laikipia to develop practical measures which encourage coexistence between people, livestock and predators.
For 15 years: Restored Lions population (-100 to 250) i.e. 6-7/100sqk
Recognized has number 3rd lion strong hold in the Country.
LPP Goal
To devise lion conservation strategies
To protect livestock from predators
To ensure that local people gain significant economic
value from lions and other wildlife, to offset the cost of
living with them.
Do Lions Benefit Laikipia People?
Laikipia's tourism employs approximately 1300 people, creating approximately 196m Kenya Shillings in wage earnings per year. Each employee has an average of 5 dependents meaning that through employment about 6500 people are directly dependent on tourism.
15-20MUS$
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