Olare Orok Conservancy

**Laikipia** Wed Dec 08, 2010 3:02 pm

This is the organisation where Jackson has taken on the role of Patron. They have also updated on the rescue of a snared giraffe. I so admire all these rangers/vets and wonderful people who do so much to help the wildlife.

The Conservancy
May 2006 was a landmark date for conservation in the Masai Mara with the formation of Olare Orok Conservancy bordering the Masai Mara Game Reserve, when a deal was brokered with the 154 Maasai land-owners that has become the template for the Mara community wildlife conservancies and is set to become the blue-print for the sustainability of the greater Masai Mara eco-system.

The Masai Mara Game Reserve is a 370,000 acre area bordered by community lands to the north, west and east, and by Serengeti National Park to the south.

Olare Orok Conservancy is an intriguing new conservation concept on land-use. Prior to 2006 the Olare Orok and Motoroki Concervanies 35,000 acres of prime grasslands, riverine forests and Acacia woodlands were populated by rural homesteads and grazed in an uncontrolled manner by large herds of cattle, sheep and goats. The eco-system was over-grazed and sustainability of the habitat for both people and wildlife being destroyed. After many meetings with the local Maasai it was agreed that a new community conservation vision should be tried to address sustainability of their land and to add value in both income and conserving vegetation, so that a combination of wildlife tourism and sustainable rotational grazing would create a win-win situation for both the Maasai landowners and the wildlife of the Masai Mara eco-system.

Moving from a bed night system of payment to a monthly rental system from the safari camps on the land has given the Maasai landowners a reliable steady income.

The management of the Conservancy comprises a board consisting of representation from the Maasai landowners and tourism partners in conjunction with donors who were instrumental in supporting the Conservancy.

The management, together with facilitators and elders, brokered the removal of homesteads and the reduction in domestic livestock herd sizes within core conservation areas, in particular diurnal refuge areas for predators were left completely free of domestic livestock. As a result, the Conservancy has once again become a haven for big cats and part of the annual wildebeest migration route. The Conservancy now offers some of East Africas finest, year-round wildlife viewing. The area boasts the highest density of lions per square kilometre in Africa and over 50 different species of raptors have been identified within the Conservancies.

Tourism in the Conservancy is limited to a maximum of 94 beds in five mobile camps this equates to a ratio of one game viewing vehicle for every 2,100 acres, a move that is aimed at maximising the client wilderness experience and minimising the environmental impact of tourism.

Lai

**Doogs** Wed Dec 08, 2010 3:59 pm

Totally agree, the rangers/vets and many others do a fantastic job cheers

Isn't it brilliant that Jackson has has taken on the role of Patron, must be such a boost for them to have him Olare Orok Conservancy 71418

**littlewid** Wed Dec 08, 2010 9:16 pm

You are both right, they all do such a wonderful job and often they don't shout about it they just get on with what needs to be done for the wildlife. As you both say, it must be brilliant for them to have Jackson as Patron Olare Orok Conservancy 768480

littlewid-x-

**Laikipia** Fri Dec 31, 2010 8:24 am

News OOC 10th Dec 2010

Pass out parade OOC and Motoroki Rangers

http://www.oocmara.com/special.php?value=34

Some great photos as well

Lai

**whitestarling** Fri Dec 31, 2010 8:35 am

Oooo I missed this one Lai sorry. I will catch up onit tonight sounds like a great thing to have Jackson as a Patron
WS

**Laikipia** Sun Jan 23, 2011 8:45 am

2011-01-22

Olare Orok Conservancy is going to be working closely over the next few years with an organisation called Living with Lions. This special partnership will develop important statistics on Lion populations and behaviors within Olare Orok and surrounding conservancies.

The OOC is hoping to fund a third of the cost of this project. This project will build long term understanding and give protection to the lion population of the greater Maasai Mara eco-system.

Click to read more

http://www.oocmara.com/content.php?value=1

Lai

**whitestarling** Sun Jan 23, 2011 10:55 am

Thats a great idea Lai, it seems that they are tied in with Mara Predator Project whick we have a link to in the African Wildlife Blogs & Updates the link is
https://wildaboutanimals.forumotion.net/t247-mara-predator-project

WS

**Laikipia** Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:17 pm

Latest news from Olare Orok

2011-01-25

Women Workshop Report

The annual 3 days women workshop which was organized by the outreach program staff was held at Koiyaki Guiding School. They specified the different initiatives discussed at the workshop as well as inviting facilitators. OOC Trust and Base Camp Foundation funded and Koiyaki Guiding School were the host.

Link will open as a PDF document.

http://www.oocmara.com/pdf/women_workshop_report_jan2011.pdf

Lai

**whitestarling** Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:53 pm

This is exactly the sort of projects, and programes that should be run throughout Africa, it is educating, and enableing people to understand the bigger picture, of what they can do to help themselves, and also why conservation is not only important to there Country, but also how it can benifit their own lives
WS

Safari Maiden Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:06 pm

Couldnt have said it better WS! Olare Orok Conservancy 768480

SM

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