HELP SAVE MASAI MARA'S WILDLIFE.
  
"VOLUNTEER IN KENYA THIS SUMMER", August 19 - 31, 2012.

Join Dr. D.Becker & Dr. T.Povilitis and Maasai youth dedicated to wildlife conservation next to the World famous Masai Mara in Kenya. 


 PROJECT GOALS: 

1. Empower and employ Masai youth in conservation.
2. Protect wildlife moving between the Masai Mara National Reserve
3. Conserve habitats in the Siria Escarpment.
4. Excludes agriculture from wildlife corridors.
5. Limit livestock in “buffer zone” along the west side of Masai Mara. 

 ACTIVITIES

• At the peak of the wildebeest migration, volunteers conduct transects, counting giraffe, eland, zebra, wildebeest, impala and other wildlife. 

•  We also "practice" walking safaris, recording birds and mammals seen along the routes, and providing feedback to Maasai guides in training. 

•  Volunteer’s telescope from cliffs recording activities of predators such as lion and cheetah, and documenting movements of wildlife between Maasai lands and the Mara. 

•  Volunteers may also assist Maasai guides with computer use, data entry and analysis, community education, group decision-making, business management, and conservation planning. 

Donation: $2000 (covers all project costs in Kenya - local staff, camping fees, meals, transportation, and Masai Mara Reserve trip. Airfare to Nairobi, Kenya is not included). 

Contacts Lasima; nlasima@yahoo.com

        Dr Tony; tpovilitis@lifenetnature.org

 
   
     Help Save Masai Mara’s Wildlife in Kenya this summer