Tourism Revenue In Local Community
The Lea Wildlife Conservancy is one of the most beautiful and vast reserves that occupies an area of over 65,000 hectares. Located 200 kilometers north of Nairobi near the town of Silo, this place can boast of hosting luxurious hotels, stunning scenery, a variety of unique wildlife in Kenya and have hosted on numerous occasions to various British royals. Not surprisingly the uniqueness of this place was that the Prince William chose to ask him to marry his fiancée Kate Middleton.
But beyond the anecdote Wildlife Lea Conservancy is primarily an example of conservation by the large number of projects promoted and seek the protection of native fauna and the impact of tourism revenues in local communities that live in territory. It was founded in 1995 and has since invested more than 70% of its budget on health and education projects in villages in the vicinity and other community projects. The conservation effort has been very important and this wildlife sanctuary currently houses one of the world’s largest population of Gravy’s zebras, large herds of elephants, more than 100 rhino and other plains animals such as giraffes, buffaloes, Leones.
Para cheetahs or to maintain their engagement on Lea Wildlife Conservancy organized every year in collaboration with the Tusk one of the most stressful and rewarding marathons in the world, Safaricom. Since its inception the event has raised more than $ 2.5 million. Organized for the first time more than a decade each year gathers over a thousand riders from twenty countries to meet the challenge of traveling 21 kilometers.
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