Underlying issues In Garissa County, the communities occupying areas along the river Tana have transformed from nomadic pastoralists to farmers. The farm owners use water from the river for irrigation. Emergence of farms along the river has led to the blocking of giraffe water points hence giraffes have to force their way to the river…
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The month of March is considered as the women’s month in relation to the International Women’s Day on March 8, which seeks to commemorate and encourage the role of women around the world. As such, we shine a spotlight on one of our female rangers. To be a female conservation ranger on the front-lines of…
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Aden Elmi Ali is a hirola ranger with the hirola conservation programme based within Ijara Subcounty Garissa County, Kenya. Aden joined our Hirola family in 2017 as a community scout tasked with carrying out monitoring patrols and community education. In the two years that Aden has been with us, he has shown exemplary skills which…
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