Wildlife Conservation

MWCT is operating in one of the last African wilderness areas. The habitats range from dry savanna grasslands at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro to cloud forests reaching 7,000 feet in the Chyulu Hills. The biodiversity is astounding, with more than 1,000 different plants species, more than 400 bird species, and over 60 big mammals.

The essential question is how to create and implement a method for sustaining the local environment including the wilderness, wildlife and the Maasai who call this ecosystem their home.

It is our belief that the answer is privately funded conservation areas, created and maintained with and for the local Maasai. The Maasai retain ownership of their land and are compensated in exchange for setting aside protected areas which will essentially act as nature and wildlife sanctuaries where there will be no grazing, villages, farms or water diversion. Buffer zones around the conservation areas serve as a transitional area between the protected and unprotected areas. These conserved areas will allow the environment and wildlife to flourish, and help to preserve this beautiful, unspoiled land for future generations.