Project
Engaging the Local Community to Conserve the Beisa Oryx
Initiative
Duration
2020 - 2022
Location
Kenya
Species protected
Beisa Oryx
Oryx beisa
Project objectives
- Continue previous conservation efforts by focusing them on sustainable land management:
- Provide alternative revenue for hunters;
- Reduce subsistence poaching and habitat destruction, as well as reduce charcoal burning;
- Raise awareness of the Beisa Oryx conservation efforts by explaining their importance to the local community.
This project is implemented by Northern Rangelands Trust.
Threats
Habitat loss & degradation
Poaching
This project is part of the IUCN Save Our Species African Wildlife initiative, which is co-funded by the European Union.
