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While national parks are a vital component for saving landscapes and wildlife in East Africa, more than 65% of the region's famous wildlife occur in the lands between the parks - much of it managed by pastoral people such as the Maasai. That is why it is even more critical today to support communities who want to save their open landscapes - and the wildlife - now and forever.

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Home Latest News Amboseli Conservation website launched
Amboseli Conservation website launched PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 13 December 2009 17:27

The Amboseli Conservation Program, begun 42 years ago by Dr. David Western, has launched a new website this week in order to bring focus to the drought that has gripped Kenya this last year and has particularly devastated the landscapes, wildlife, and people of the Amboseli region. Dr. Western has been studying the interactions of people and wildlife in this famous landscape, renowned for its biodiversity and its Maasai pastoralists. Outcomes from the four decades of study and groundbreaking conservation actions are detailed in the new website, which was made possible by African Conservation Fund, the US partner of African Conservation Centre, one of the organizations founded by Dr. Western. Read more . . .