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Ol Pejeta Gets 3 Nominations at The ‘Tourism Oscars’

Ol Pejeta Conservancy is delighted to announce that we got three nominations in the upcoming 29th annual World Travel Awards! This is the most prestigious and sought-after awards program in the global travel and tourism industry. The ‘Tourism Oscars’ if you will. Following a rigorous vetting procedure, Ol Pejeta is

July 18, 2022 No Comments

Five new embryos created after 10th oocyte collection from northern white rhinos

NEWS RELEASE // Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW), Safari Park Dvůr Králové, Kenya Wildlife Service, Wildlife Research and Training Institute, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Avantea, Padua University BioRescue consortium announces 5 new embryos created after the 10th oocyte collection from northern white rhinoceroses Three years after starting its ambitious

July 9, 2022 No Comments

Ol Pejeta Orphan Hope Dies

It is with immense sadness that we write to inform you of the death of Hope, an Ol Pejeta orphan who was being hand reared on Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. He fell ill on the 28th September, and despite the best efforts of the vet and his keepers, Hope died during

October 12, 2015 No Comments

Rally4Rhinos

Kenyan motorsport champions Nish Lakhani and Teeku Patel take on the East African Safari Classic Rally in aid of Ol Pejeta’s rhinos. High speeds, long distances, poor roads, fickle weather, river crossings, large animals, high altitude, dust and mud – all in a car built before 1978. The East African

October 9, 2015 No Comments

Laikipia Highland Games 2015

“This is a very unique event that brings warring communities together through sport in the most unique setting. It is indeed the Kenya that we want.” Paul Tergat, Kenyan runner and former world record holder in the 10,000 meters and marathon. Image courtesy of: gallmannkenya.org Northern Kenya has a history riddled with

October 5, 2015 No Comments

Cricket Champion Bats for #lastmalestanding

Captain of the Mumbai Indians cricket team and one of the most successful batsman in the Indian Premier League, Rohit Sharma, visited Ol Pejeta on the 16th and 17th September 2015 to meet the last male northern white rhino in the world, Sudan. His visit was part of a campaign called

September 21, 2015 No Comments

Elephant Rescue at Mutara

One of the many species that benefits from Ol Pejeta’s partnership with neighbouring Mutara, is elephants. Not only do they benefit from a safe passageway into the greater Laikipia ecosystem, but also from the help of Ol Pejeta’s expert wildlife team should an incident happen in Mutara. One young bull was certainly

September 9, 2015 No Comments

Debatas Anti-Jigger Clinic

Jiggers are tiny sand fleas found in hot, dry, sub-Saharan climates. They may be small, but the damage caused by these skin-burrowing insects can have serious impacts on the livelihoods of rural people. According to the Kill the Jigger Campaign, it is estimated that over 1.4 million people are affected by jiggers in

September 8, 2015 No Comments

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