The reality, however, is that the right of the Maasai to use that land is being taken away by the government. The land is then leased to expand lucrative wildlife tourism and elite hunting grounds.

Indigenous Maasai pastoralists see carbon credit projects being pushed by global powers as a new wave of land dispossession - ...

[Elvis Ogina,Standard] At the core of Kenya’s iconic Maasai Mara, a legal dispute has raged for more than 20 years over a coveted 4,700-acre tract of land known as Olkiombo. Nestled near Talek ...

The Serengeti ecosystem is regarded as one of our planet’s greatest natural treasures, where one can witness “the largest ...

In Kenya, the actor and longtime conservationist is championing pathbreaking ideas about ecotourism—and making sure profits ...

During Kenya’s colonial era, Maasai, Samburu and other pastoralist communities were evicted from what is now Laikipia county to make way for British settler farms. Today, much of that land is ...

Outside the reserve, ranch livestock herds have been expanding and open land shrinking, prompting Maasai pastoralists to drive more and more cattle into the reserve to graze, especially during the ...

Maasai do not ordinarily kill wild animals for food as their domestic cattle and goats meet nearly all their requirements. The communally-owned land between the boundaries of Amboseli National Park in ...

Lion fans were there to support the event and share information about Maasai Mara’s wild lions and other wildlife challenges with pedestrians. Ms. Yingxi, one of the attendees, shared ...