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  The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy works as a catalyst for the conservation of wildlife and its habitat.
It does this through the protection and management of species, the initiation and support of community conservation and development programmes, and the education of neighbouring areas in the value of wildlife.
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lewa news

Seiya the black rhino female. Black Rhinos and Rain!
Nov 14 '07 : A couple of weeks ago Seiya went missing for a period of nearly ten days....more

Gill Parker of the United Stated being welcomed in as the last runner on the Marathon.  Her escort is the group of volunteer bike riders who monitor the course throughout the event. The Marathon breaks Records!
Jun 29 '07 : The Safaricom Marathon was run on Lewa on Saturday 23 June. The event broke many r...more

Mawingo's 6th calf has been born. Mawingo gives birth to another calf
May 17 '07 : Mawingo (meaning cloud in Swahili) is a 18 year old black rhino female. She has giv...more

Lion cub in a treee on Lewa. Photographer Amabda Bramall Predators and Prey!
May 4 '07 : Recently one of the major wildlife sights on Lewa has been a pride of nine lions – ...more

Mt Kenya seen from Lewa The rains have come back to Lewa
Apr 21 '07 : The rains have come back to Lewa...more

Lions on Lewa Toki on TV
Mar 12 '07 : The orphaned cheetah Toki that spent most of his childhood on Lewa is still thrivin...more

Loading the first rhino into the box at Ol Pejeta. Largest Ever Black Rhino Translocation in Kenya
Mar 12 '07 : Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, in partnership with the Kenya Wildlife Service and Ol Pe...more

Lewa Education Trust successes! Lewa Education Trust Success and A New White Rhino!
Feb 2 '07 : The rains, we hope, have finally come to a halt!...more

 

Lewa's Tourism

Impact of Kenya Elections
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wildlife & conservation

Rhino, Grevy's zebra, sitatunga and more.

community development

Water and healthcare projects are amongst some of the activities supported by Lewa.

lewa achievements

  • 20% of endangered Grevy’s zebra live on Lewa
  • 10% of Kenya’s black rhinos live on Lewa
  • Lewa manages Kenya’s largest black rhino sanctuary, Ol Pejeta, 90,000 acres
  • 70 mammal species
  • Over 350 species of birds
  • Support 8 primary schools with infrastructure development
  • Constructed $37,961 of school buildings in 2005
  • Lewa provides over 100 children with bursaries
  • Raised $183,995 for community projects in northern Kenya
  • Total area of land under conservation programmes in north Kenya: 2,200 km2
  • Lewa’s annual budget: $ 2.3m – we need donations to continue our work.
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  • Click here to download our October 2006 Newsletter (A full colour .pdf 1.2Mb)

 

lewa education trust

LET supports 8 primary schools and provides fees for over 100 children.

safaricom marathon

The only marathon held in a wildlife reserve is on again!
28 June 2008
Entry closed: Details here!

 

research

Lewa's research continues

high bandwidth users

Introducing Lewa with 3 movie clips about the Conservancy.

 

www.lewa.org + privacy & legal info

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Contact: Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, PO Box 10607, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: (+254-64) 31405 Tel: (+254-20) 607197 Fax: (+254-20) 607893
E-Mail: info@lewa.org
U.S. 501(c)(3) Non-profit and Tax Exempt Organisation Nº: 87-0572187 & U.K. Registered Charity Nº: 1069800 & Canadian Business Information Number: 86187 6357 RR0001
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