Mara Triangle - cared for by the Mara Conservancy

**Laikipia** Thu May 20, 2010 11:38 am

Mara Triangle - cared for by the Mara Conservancy

In the year 2000 some of the local leaders became concerned about levels of mismanagement in the Mara Triangle. As a result the Mara Conservancy, a not-for-profit management company, was established to manage the Triangle on behalf of Trans-Mara County Council.

A five-year management agreement was signed on the 25th May 2001 and the Mara Conservancy started operations in the Mara Triangle on the 12th June. This created the first public/private sector partnership of its kind in the region and has led to an active and cooperative partnership between conservation professionals and the local Maasai community. It has also introduced an initiative to improve the conservation and overall management of one of the most visited and well known protected areas in the world.

The Mara Conservancy plays an active role in initiating and encouraging conservation efforts within the Masai Mara National Reserve. A list of our ongoing achievements and goals include among others:

1.A clamp down on poaching in the Mara Triangle and the surrounding area.
2.Improving infrastructure by grading a network of roads within the Triangle, as well as access roads to camps and lodges outside of the Triangle.
3.Maintain a network of secondary roads and tracks to improve wildlife viewing.
4.Restore existing ranger stations and install renewable energy and water harvesting systems.
5.Establish a transparent and modern (IT based) revenue collection systems.
6.Strengthen relationships between the Reserve and the surrounding areas by encouraging community projects and reward schemes for co-habiting with wildlife.
7.Encourage sound eco-tourism principles among camps and lodges.

http://www.maratriangle.org/about/

**Laikipia** Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:03 am

Mara Triangle have some wonderful photos of the Migration on Facebook - well worth a look

https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/maratriangle?v=wall

Lai