Mkokoni Wildlife Conservation Trust

The Mkokoni Wildlife Conservation Trust the area is approximately 36 square kilometers, a small but vital area defined by its unique dune system responsible for rain catchment, seasonal inland water holes, acacia woodland, dynamic tidal beaches and littoral mangrove forest and grassland. Mkokoni Wildlife Conservation Trust sits between the Kiunga Marine Reserve on its Eastern side, the Dodori Reserve on its West and the Dodori River to its South. This vulnerable corridor is frequented by a variety of endangered species such as African Hunting Dog, Cheetah, Adders Dyker, Elephant, and buffaloe, the Green, Olive Ridley, and Hawksbill Turtles, among a wide variety of diverse birds, vegetation, and smaller mammals. There are a number of sea migratory birds that do breed in the islands, which need to be conserved to avoid the island being taken over, such that the migratory birds can still retain the islands for their breeding which are a big attraction as well in the area. The Mkokoni Wildlife Conservation Trust aims, with support from other established conservation organizations such as the East African Wildlife Society and Kenya Wildlife Service, to protect the overall integrity of this area with proceeds generated by tourism, skills and capacity development, and community-based projects used to enhance education, health, sanitation, environmental cleanups as well as the protection of wildlife and habitat. Kiwayu Safari Village has been strategic in creating a conservation program designed through the creation of the Mkokoni Wildlife Conservation Trust to empower the neighboring community, Mkokoni Village, its members, and the environment. In a successful partnership between the two stakeholders who look to protect the area directly adjacent to us, the community, and inland to the boundary of the Dodori reserve. With the great sensitization of the local community and tourists, there is a great success which has been achieved in recent years over the area towards great move on conservation, with a boost on tourism as well.