No Tourists = No Funds for Anti Poaching = Large Increase in Poaching
02/04/2008 09:08:37By Kimojono, Masai Mara Anti Poaching Warden.
Now that the tourists are gone from the Mara I have been at home with my family, this is not to say that there is no work for us to do but it is because there is no longer the funding for us to carry on.
It is hard to say, but we do not know when the tourists will come back. This was meant to be one of our high seasons, but without the revenue we receive from entrance fees we have had to
drastically cutback on all of our operations.
There have been a few determined tourists who have still managed to visit the Mara during these times, but it is not enough. Without being able to do the patrols the Mara Triangle opens up to poachers, but we currently have no choice.
If you want to help the Anti Poaching team, please make a donation by clicking here.
Now that the tourists are gone from the Mara I have been at home with my family, this is not to say that there is no work for us to do but it is because there is no longer the funding for us to carry on.
It is hard to say, but we do not know when the tourists will come back. This was meant to be one of our high seasons, but without the revenue we receive from entrance fees we have had to
drastically cutback on all of our operations.
There have been a few determined tourists who have still managed to visit the Mara during these times, but it is not enough. Without being able to do the patrols the Mara Triangle opens up to poachers, but we currently have no choice.
If you want to help the Anti Poaching team, please make a donation by clicking here.
