14 dedicated scouts selected from all the neighbouring communties and one honary worden run the affairs of the sanctuary on daily basis. The support of the wider communty can not be ignored also as they share with us good part of their time in managing the sanctuary. The scouts work on volunteer basis since the sanctuary is not yet generating any form of income and has not recieved any donor support for the welfare of these dedicated young men.

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i am writing once again to welcome readers to this intresting blog for the giraffes. it is quite hot here, the rains having delayed. The giraffes are still doing well though affected by poaching and encroachment from the local communities. the sanctuary requires immediate technical and finacial support to establish its carrying capacity and its potential for ecotourism developmnt. The sanctuary is basically community driven conservation efforts to protect and benefit from resident giraffes affected by the armed conflict from the neighbouring somali republic.We appeal to intrested patneres to help us conserve and secure the future for this giraffes.

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Dear readers, my name is Abdulahi Hussein from Garissa in North Eastern Kenya. This blog is about the protection and conservation of reticulated giraffes affected by armed conflicts in this remote part of Kenya. I work with a local community that has decided to create a sanctuary for about 30 giraffes in 1991, today there are over 500! Below is a picture of the community gathering at a local school for a meeting about the giraffe sanctuary. You can see how much interest the project has created.

The government has recognized the efforts of the local people by appointing one of us as an honorary warden. Below is a picture of Mr. Hassan Afey, the honorary warden who manages 14 volunteer scouts.

I am writing this blog to help raise awareness and funds to support the work of these dedicated young men. These men were trained by an Italian NGO called Terra Nuova and are very active and enthusiastic about their work which includes removing snares for trapping animals.

This picture is Mr. Alberto Rognoni from Terra Nova during the start up of this project. Unfortunately the project with Terra Nova ended and we now have to raise funds to keep it going. Below is a picture of me talking to members of the community to raise awareness about this project. We are standing on the banks of the Tana River, Kenya’s largest river that arises from Mount Kenya. I am the guy on the left.

I hope you will enjoy this blog and support our efforts.

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