Each time Mara Conservancy rangers make 100 arrests we celebrate the occasion by having a party at the Mara Conservancy with lots of speeches and nyama choma. On Sunday we had another one of these parties but this time not to celebrate 100 arrests, but instead the $100,000 raised by Dr Asuka Takita.

Asuka and Jane at the party.

To date, Asuka has now raised $112,500 through supporters and well wishers in Japan who have persistently made contributions towards our work for the last six months. It is greatly appreciated and a sincere thank you from all of us here.

Also a great big thank you to all of those who have supported us through WildlifeDirect, you have helped raise over $60,000 and for that we are truly grateful. As those of you who receive our monthly report will know, we have recently received our annual audit for our accounts ending on 31st May 2008 and we managed to finish with only a small defecit of 110,177 Kes, approx US $1,500, which is absolutely amazing. 

This was managed by making quite substantial cutbacks since the post-election violence in January, and of course from the massive support we have received from all around the world.

Celebrating the Big 100

We are very lucky that there was a return of tourists to the Mara for these past few weeks, although not as high as previous years it has been a huge help to our budget. Unfortunately I did visit all of the camps and lodges in and around the Mara Triangle last week and it seems that we will be returning to a level of uncertainty with bookings very low for the coming months. 

We will of course carry on and we thank all of you for your tremendous support. A special thank you also to Anne Kent Taylor Fund, CMC Motors, Lesley Roach, US Fisheries and Wildlife Services and WildlifeDirect for all their support. 

Thank you everyone.