ABOUT
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Lolldaiga Conservancy is a 45,520-acre wildlife conservancy in Laikipia. Formerly a private livestock ranch, Lolldaiga transitioned to a conservancy in 2021, and is now owned and managed by a Kenyan-registered, fully charitable trust. We integrate wildlife conservation, tourism, and regenerative livestock management to maximise positive social and economic impact in our community. By collaborating with neighbouring private and community conservancies, and broader stakeholders in Laikipia, we seek to create and sustain a biodiverse and connected conservation landscape that benefits both people and nature.
FAQs
1. What is Lolldaiga Conservancy?
Lolldaiga Conservancy is a 45,520-acre wildlife conservancy located in Laikipia County. It was previously a privately owned cattle ranch that transitioned to a wildlife conservancy in 2021. Its primary goals include biodiversity conservation, regenerative and conservation-compatible livestock production, and meaningful community impact.
2. What does it mean to be a ‘conservancy’?
A conservancy is a defined area of land where there is a management commitment to wildlife conservation. Conservancies are legally recognised by policy in Kenya, are overseen by a governance and management structure, and can include other conservation-compatible land- use activities. Lolldaiga Conservancy is formally registered as a conservancy, and is a member of the regional conservancy network The Laikipia Conservancies Association (www.laikipiaconservancies.org), and the national umbrella conservancy body The Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (www.kwcakenya.com).
3. Who owns Lolldaiga Conservancy?
Lolldaiga Conservancy is owned by a Kenyan charitable Trust governed by a Board of Trustees that is responsible for the vision and goals of the conservancy, and oversees management activities. No single person or organisation controls decision-making within this Trust. The board is composed of industry leaders who bring diverse strategic, financial, and management skillsets to Lolldaiga Conservancy. The Nature Conservancy, an international conservation organisation, has one institutional board seat as they facilitated the transition of Lolldaiga from a private ranch to a conservancy now under ownership of the Kenyan Trust.
4. Who manages Lolldaiga Conservancy?
A management team oversees the day-to-day management of the conservancy. For the last three years, Lolldaiga Conservancy outsourced management to a third-party company, Africa Nature Investors (ANI). The management contract with ANI ended on October 1, 2024, and the management of the conservancy is now directly overseen by the Trust through its Board of Trustees. Management goals and activities are guided by a strategic plan and a conservancy management plan. The current management plan has been approved by the Kenya Wildlife Service and the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife.
5. What activities happen on Lolldaiga Conservancy?
We integrate wildlife conservation activities with livestock production that we manage in ways that restore habitat, and to complement this we engage in wildlife and nature-based tourism. These activities then support our broader community impact goals.
6. Is Lolldaiga Conservancy different from Lolldaiga Valley?
Yes, Lolldaiga Conservancy and Lolldaiga Valley (www.lolldaigavalley.com) are neighbouring but entirely separate entities. Lolldaiga Valley is a 3,750-acre property to the south of Lolldaiga Conservancy. Lolldaiga Conservancy does not own, control, or have any directorship or shareholding in Lolldaiga Valley. Lolldaiga Valley’s proposed housing development is entirely their own project, and is not affiliated with Lolldaiga Conservancy. Lolldaiga Valley does not have any special or privileged access to Lolldaiga Conservancy.
7. What is Lolldaiga Conservancy’s approach to community impact?
Lolldaiga Conservancy is guided by a strategic plan, and within this it has more specific goals around positive impact in its community. Currently this includes job creation, support for youth education, grazing and rangeland management support among pastoral community neighbours, and supporting the management capacity and resilience of neighbouring community conservancies, catalysing their ability to conserve and benefit from wildlife on their land.
8. How does Lolldaiga Conservancy engage with human-wildlife conflict among its
neighbours?
As Laikipia becomes more densely settled and the available habitat for wildlife shrinks and becomes more fragmented, finding ways to coexist with wildlife becomes more and more challenging. Human-wildlife conflict is a symptom of these wider trends. Since wildlife is a public good in Kenya, managing conflict and promoting coexistence involves the collaboration of many different stakeholders, and we support a broad and inclusive approach to these challenges. In some areas nearby Lolldaiga Conservancy, for example, a specific challenge is conflict between elephants and farmers. We are making efforts to reduce the opportunity for elephants to access farms, and also working with and supporting other key stakeholders such as the Kenya Wildlife Service to support farmers in reducing conflict with elephants.
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