reteti elephant sanctuary – Moonlion Safaris

Main pictures:Cheetah mum and her four cubs in Samburr National Reserve. Courtesy Jill Cohen

Published: Satmag Nation newspaper 14 Jan 2023

The drive through Kalama Conservancy bordering the more famous Samburu National Reserve shows the ravaging effects over the last five years in Kenya’s northern scape. Save for the vibrant pink of the desert rose the land is dry with the wildlife surviving on the morning dew, the little water in the Ewaso Nyiro river and other adaptations to the arid lands over millennia – like the Beisa oryx, Grevy’s zebra, Reticulated giraffe, gerenuk and Somali ostrich with the males showing off their purple necks and legs. We see them on the drive up to the spectacular Saruni lodge set amidst ravishing rocks and stunning views of the northern mountains like Mount Kenya, the Mathews Range and the sacred Samburu massif shaped like a bread loaf – the iconic Ol Lolokwe.

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Above: Campfire at Melako community conservancy – Marsabit county. courtesy NRT

Published: The East African Nation media 16-22 May 2020

After COVID-19, escape to Kenya’s northern-scape or even now if you’re not in Nairobi or Mombasa during

By Rupi Mangat

It is from the shoulder of god’s mountain that you get that first unforgettable view of the land below that stretches into infinity. It’s the plains and peaks of the northern frontiers of Kenya that is so alive with peoples, wildlife and cultures unique to this part of the world, adapted to the searing sun and resilient flora.

Until 20 years ago most of it was unknown to the outside world until the success of Lewa Conservancy that became one of the first black rhino sanctuaries during the infamous poaching era that saw the country’s rhino numbers crash from 20,000 black rhino in the 1970s to fewer than 300 by the 1980s.

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Samburu from Saruni

Exploring Kenya’s Northern Scapes