About US $50,000.



That's $50,000 a month.

Unfortunately it's not cheap to manage the Mara Triangle, as it covers a very large area of 510 sq kms, which borders Koiyaki, Narok, and the Serengeti in Tanzania -you can look at Asuka's latest post for a map.

It is critical that we have the funding to be able to continue with both day and night patrols of the Mara Triangle. Without these operations poachers will soon realise that they are able to access the Triangle without being apprehended.

For anti-poaching and de-snaring patrols, as well as anti-animal harassment patrols, we have a team of 42 rangers who each need to receive a regular salary. We have to pay for patrol rations, fuel for all of the vehicles, as well as vehicle maintenance.

We also have to consider the 9 Community Scouts whose work is critical in maintaining good relationships between the Mara Conservancy and the local community. Ideally we would like to continue the compensation scheme for cattle killed by predators, which had put a stop to revenge killings. We were also previously in a position to help the local community by catching cattle rustlers, and return cattle to their rightful owners.

Buildings and road maintenance are incredibly costly, but also necessary for the upkeep of the Triangle, and there are also the administration expenses and office costs, and all the extra staff that are needed there, not including all of the casual labour who we have unfortunately already had to lay off.

And so we need $50,000 a month.

Which hopefully now doesn't seem that much, especially when you think of how much the Mara Triangle is actually worth to us all.



Please, dig deep, and if you can, set up a monthly donation to the Conservancy so that we can start thinking about the long-term again. Please also use the 'Share this' button below and email this post to all your friends. We really need a lot of support.

Thank you.