Borana Conservancy
Borana Conservancy is located at the foot of Mount Kenya just North of the equator, resting on the Laikipia Plateau. The Conservancy is nestled between an arid landscape to the north and ancient indigenous forests to the south. This 32,000-acre conservation area is home to both Black and White Rhino and a wide variety of other endangered species. Borana is a non-profit conservation organization dedicated to the sustainable conservation of wildlife, habitat, and building local livelihoods.
The Conservancy is the non-profit organization dedicated to the sustainable conservation of critical habitat and wildlife. Their mission is to provide a sustainable ecosystem, in partnership with their neighbor’s and community, for critically endangered species on the brink of extinction.
Their holistic approach commits tourism, ranching and another enterprise to building local livelihoods and enhancing ecosystem integrity.
The Lewa-Borana Landscape
In 2013, a founding population of 21 Black Rhino were introduced to Borana Conservancy. Once they were settled and had established their territories, the fence between Borana and neighboring Lewa Wildlife Conservancy was dropped forming one continuous landscape.
This ecosystem, known as the Lewa-Borana Landscape, allows the wildlife free rein over 90,000 acres of intact African wilderness.
Together with Lewa, this environment hosts a thriving community of over 200 rhino (both black and white), making this one of East Africa’s largest continuous rhino habitat.
Sustainability on Borana Conservancy
Borana Conservancy aims to become carbon neutral over the next three years. All of the properties have made substantial steps in this direction over the past year. The Conservancy has an energy management plan with time-bound targets in place and our carbon footprint is measured on a monthly basis. This will help guide us with future targets and to monitor our energy usage.
This is complemented by a comprehensive recycling center at the Borana Conservancy HQ which allows for all properties to responsibly sort all waste and substantially reduce landfill. Ensuring that we are providing the most A sustainable environment for both staff and visitors.