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Kenya’s wildlife tourism, a casualty of COVID, gets a lifeline | Conservation International
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Kenya’s wildlife tourism, a casualty of COVID, gets a lifeline | Conservation International

Conservation International·@HashtagPLUS·about 1 month ago
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From July to October each year, millions of wildebeests, zebras and other wildlife travel from Tanzania to Kenya’s Maasai Mara region — a phenomenon known as “ The Great Migration .” But the animals are not usually the only ones that flood the region during this time: Typically, thousands of tourists flock to the Maasai Mara to catch a glimpse of this spectacle. This year, however, the tourists have disappeared — along with the life-sustaining revenue they provide to wildlife conservancies dedicated to protecting this land. Today, these conservancies are receiving a lifeline. Conservation International, in partnership with the Maasai Mara Conservancies Association, has established the Maasai Mara Rescue Fund, a loan program that will help cover lease payments owed to Indigenous landowners who typically lease their land to conservancies for tourism operations.…

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