Conservation
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Completion of Much Needed Rainwater Catchment Tank
On December 8, the village of Buguta, and six surrounding villages, celebrated the transfer of the Kula Kila rainwater catchment tank to the community. Wildlife Works installed the tank, which was funded by ASOS Foundation, the foundation arm to ASOS, a fashion client of SOKO, which is a partner factory located in our sanctuary. The tank, engineered for water collection ease, has greatly enhanced the villagers’ lives. Women from the seven villages started off the festivities with a traditional dance called Girama. The ward’s administer, a member of the county assembly, village elders from the seven villages, Wildlife Works representatives, and a SOKO Trust representative spoke at the dedication ceremony. The Kula…
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Wildlife Works Anti-Poaching Pilot Spots Injured Elephant
Oct 8, 2015 : Rukinga, Kenya: This morning Wildlife Works’ anti poaching pilot Keith Hellyer, spotted this bull elephant in serious trouble on the sanctuary. The elephant was resting in the thicket alone, with a large lump on his side, which was feared to be an infection from a poison arrow. The elephant was unresponsive to the aircraft, a clear sign that he was in severe pain. Wildlife Works ground team immediately responded to the scene and kept watch on the elephant while we waited for a vet from Amboseli National Park to arrive. The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust was able to bring their vet team in to tranquilize the bull for treatment. After…
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Environmental Education For the Youth Through Sports
The highest percentage of environment destruction through poaching bush meat and charcoal burning involves mostly youths. Wildlife Works has developed many programs to educate young community members about eco-friendly alternatives such as eco-charcoal, growing trees seedlings and other environmental initiatives. These education and training programs, which are proposed by the community, are funded by carbon sales within our Kasigau Corridor REDD+ project as well as by donations from our partners and customers. In early September 2014, Wildlife Works launched a football tournament among six county locations within the Kasigau Corridor region, with the objective to educate the youth on protecting the environment and nurturing their talents. Before kick off and…
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Three Baby Cheetahs Abandoned by Mother in Bush Fire
On Sept 19th, a team of our rangers responded quickly to black smoke they saw rising from the bush far from their stations on our Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project in Kenya. They arrived at the fire in the lorry with everyone who was available. Fortunately the wind was blowing softly and the fire was easy to beat out with branches. The smoke blacked the sky and the front of the fire was over 2 miles long and took almost 8 hours to put out. This is the first cheetah cub we found hiding in the grass near the front of the fire. Cheetahs have a white ridge so that they are…
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Wildlife Works Sponsors Conservation Education and Safari for Kasigau Corridor School Kids
This is a shocking fact: most rural communities that live their entire lives bordering Tsavo National Park (adjacent to Wildlife Works’ Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project) have never seen an elephant before. More likely than not, they have a contentious relationship with large wildlife, who destroy their farms and eat their livestock. Meanwhile, thousands or tourists come from all around the world and pay a lot of money each year to gaze at wildlife that share the same territory as these local communities. Most rural schools in Kenya cannot afford to take their students on educational field trips due to harsh conditions in the area. Most families are subsistence farmers who don’t…
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Cap COP21 Climate Innovation Day features Wildlife Works speakers
Relying on innovation and shared knowledge, Climate Innovation Day will allow practical solutions to emerge and contribute to a Proposals Document, which will be revealed at the Grand Palais during COP21. Morning Climate Talks will bring researchers, innovators and project leaders to the main stage, and give evidence of present and future innovations for the climate. With the exceptional participation of Jean Jouzel, Prince Ea, Joseph Mwakima and many more… Dynamic, creative and hopeful, these Climate Talks will offer an opportunity to discover and discuss pioneering approaches which disrupt climate status quo. Afternoon Workshops will gather attendees together in various working groups, in which they will draft practical solutions for the climate.…
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An Apology to Future Generations: Wildlife Works and Stand for Trees Partner with Prince EA
It is our sincere pleasure to announce that Prince Ea, an American rapper and spoken word artist, has partnered with Stand for Trees on a new video that was released this morning. Prince Ea’s work touches on social, political and educational topics and has inspired millions of people around the world to think and act on positive collective evolution. Now, Prince Ea is urging his fans to take action on the most pressing issue of our time – climate change. His latest video, “Dear Future Generations: Sorry” is a tribute to the future generations to whom we leave our planet and a reminder that how we treat our earth today…
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Wildlife Works to Participate in Cap COP21 Events in Paris
COP21 in December 2015 will be a unique opportunity to bring climate change to the main stage. EcoAct, a partner of Wildlife Works in climate change mitigation, has organized Cap COP21, a unique year-long cycle of conferences and workshops, which aims to foster the emergence of concrete, innovative and collaborative solutions for climate. Wildlife Works is proud to be a speaker and sponsor of these events events. Joseph Mwakima, Wildlife Works Community Relations Officer and resident of the Kasigau Corridor project region, will be speaking at the Climate Innovation Day event on June 23, 2015 during the “Climate Talks” presentations. Joseph spoke on behalf of Wildlife Works at the One Young World Summit last year and…
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Improving on Education along Kasigau Corridor by Wildlife Works
Education! The key to success in life. The dream begins with the teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes to lead you to the next plateau. But for many rural Kenyan children who are fortunate enough to attend school, poor classroom environments threaten the foundation for learning at a basic level. Teachers and students face overcrowding. Many schools have classrooms with over 100 students per session with leaking roofs or poor ventilation. Wildlife Works, through the funds of our REDD+ Project, is trying to change this for as many schools as we can in our project area. Since we founded in 1997, we have been building, renovating classrooms,…
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Project Impacts of 2014
Wildlife Works thanks the corporate leaders that contributed to 2014’s success of more than double that of our REDD+ projects in 2013. Here we look back at the impacts on the ground in 2014. Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project, Kenya Mai Ndombe REDD+ Project, Democratic Republic of the Congo