Equipment donations, South Rift Game Scouts, Kenya

October 2010: delivered to the South Rift Game Scouts five tents donated by Sierra Designs; and five Garmin GPS units, five pairs of waterproof Bushnell binoculars, and a solar battery charger, purchased with funds donated by ConserVentures supporters. Trip report, click here.

Conservation Expedition: First groundtruthing of South Rift Safari Circuit

Six ConserVentures volunteers spent 2 weeks in Kenya, the first "tourists" to drive the South Rift Safari Circuit to test the concept for the South Rift Association of Land Owners, also known as SORALO (working in collaboration with African Conservation Fund). Traveling self-contained in rented Land Cruisers and lead by John Kamanga of SORALO, the team explored regions of the South Rift's Maasailand little visited by outsiders. After the trip, the team prepared an extensive report and recommendations for developing the route as a tourist destination (report available upon request to groups or institutions looking to complete similar projects). A magazine story about the trip was also released in an international travel publication. Photo gallery of the expedition, click here.