Over the last decade, the number of wildlife has increased considerably compared to early 90’s when poaching had decimated almost all the wildlife in this area especially the African elephant & rhinoceros. Today, as a result of improved security, plenty of wildlife is viewed within the Il Ngwesi group ranch. Elephants spend a greater proportion of time in Il Ngwesi, thanks to all our community members setting aside their precious piece of land for conservation. When wildlife comes back, it’s really time to celebrate for all of us.
 


We are delighted to announce that during the year 2007/2008 guests have enjoyed some of the best wildlife viewing since the programme began. Lions, wild dogs, hyenas, cheetahs & leopards were all spotted in the conservation area. They join a long list of other species that have slowly increased in number within the ranch since the mid 1990's. Commonly seen animals include dik dik, waterbuck, impala, giraffe, eland, gerenuk, & kudu, to mention but a few.  Elephant & buffalo are regularly seen in big herds. The ranch has also been home to high profile wildlife translocations of rhino from Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. Omni, the hand-reared black rhino, continues to enjoy special protection on the ranch along with two white rhino's. Finally the endangered Grevy Zebras, more numerous in Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, can now also be seen within the ranch. The ranch is also home to over 250 bird species for the lovers of birds.



Animals move in and out of the conservation area both north towards Samburu & south into the well known Lewa Wildlife Conservancy & Borana. This large, mainly contiguous area is providing a real haven for wildlife of the Northern Frontier District of Kenya.