Mary Purvis

East Africa's Lesser Flamingos face an uncertain future

Elephants and rhinos are in the news almost daily. East Africa's Lesser Flamingos are not. Yet because of human intrusion, similarity reigns among the three species: Eventual extinction.A few years ago Tata Chemical Industries Ltd. wanted...

Diligent research is necessary when seeking safari information

In 1977 sport hunting was banned in Kenya. It still is. Yet there is a website that states hunting safaris are available in Kenya. Depending on what guidebook you read, Mt. Kilimanjaro can grow another 200 feet or shrink. Therefore...

Will there be an end to Kenya's wildlife harassment?

Part nine - wildlife harassment seriesMaasai Mara National Reserve is considered as one of the newest seven wonders of the world and rightly so.But in June 2011, the BBC published an article written by Matt Walker about the "Wildlife...

Do tourists play a role in Kenya's wildlife harassment crisis?

Part eight - wildlife harassment seriesMost tourists have invested a substantial amount of money for their safari. The airfare alone is expensive. They expect to have a professional driver/guide who is certified. They insist on seeing the "big five...

Tour companies and their responsibility for Kenya's wildlife

Part seven - wildlife harassment seriesWhether or not the Maasai Mara Management Plan is implemented and stricter tourism controls enforced, tour companies and ground operators have the power to reduce negative impact by limiting group size, educating clients on game drive...

Tourism's impact on wildlife harassment in Kenya

Part six - wildlife harassment seriesA result of effective marketing: too many lodges, too many tourists in too many vans - all can contribute to wildlife harassment and crowding.The Kenya Tourist Board recorded that as of December 31, 2010, the...

Are Kenya's guides contributing to wildlife harassment?

Part five - wildlife harassment seriesSince government liberalization, freelance guides who own their own vehicles have saturated the industry. They sub-contract to operators and since they answer to no one, they can do what they want, which breeds unethical behavior...

How effective are conservancies against wildlife harassment?

Part four - wildlife harassment seriesConservancies are vital advocates against wildlife harassment.Mara and Mara North Conservancies are representative of several conservancies in the greater Mara ecosystem and throughout Kenya, who have developed stringent driver/guide/visitor regulations, as well as...

The curse of mismanagement in Maasai Mara National Reserve

Part three - wildlife harassment seriesWhen the Narok County Council managed Maasai Mara in the mid 1980s, administrators who could enforce wildlife harassment regulations were disorganized. Guiding standards were haphazard at best.The Trans-Mara County Council and the Mara Conservancy...

Enforcement discrepancies plague Kenya's Maasai Mara National Reserve

Part two - wildlife harassment seriesWhere were the rangers that day, who should have enforced the rules and cited the majority of drivers surrounding the leopard? Where were they when the cheetah cub and zebra violently met their demise?In...

East Africa's Lesser Flamingos face an uncertain future

Diligent research is necessary when seeking safari information

Will there be an end to Kenya's wildlife harassment?

Do tourists play a role in Kenya's wildlife harassment crisis?

Tour companies and their responsibility for Kenya's wildlife

Tourism's impact on wildlife harassment in Kenya

Are Kenya's guides contributing to wildlife harassment?

How effective are conservancies against wildlife harassment?

The curse of mismanagement in Maasai Mara National Reserve

Enforcement discrepancies plague Kenya's Maasai Mara National Reserve

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