West Gate Community Conservancy

Overview

West Gate forms part of the patchwork of community conservancy land organised by the Northern Rangeland Trust in the heart of the northern rangeland area. Most NRT conservancies are home to a number of endangered Grevy’s zebra, which is only found in the north of Kenya and parts of Somalia. Herds of up to 500 can be seen scattered across the rugged plains of West Gate, as they use this corridor to get from Mpus Kutuk, Nasuulu, Samburu and Kalama to the vast northern territories of Namunyak and Sera. West Gate conservancy was initiated by the owners of Ngutuk Ongiron Group Ranch, who realized the importance of conserving the Grevy’s zebra, as well as a sustainable rangeland for the Samburu and their livestock.

http://www.nrt-kenya.org/conservancies/

Kenya: Cultural Ecology Map 1
updated 08/2014 by Resilience Wales