Lion Landscapes is committed to conservation for predators and works tirelessly to protect these critically important animals in the Laikipia region and further afield. The charity currently works on five large carnivore species (lion, leopard, cheetah, African wild dog and spotted hyaena). The nominal focus on lions merely reflects the importance of top carnivores in a landscape. Lion Landscapes focuses on creating and restoring integrated landscapes where people and wildlife have the space and resources to exist together for mutual benefit.

The charity has recently released it strategic plan for 2023 which includes all the areas in which they operate, but of specific interest to Elewana properties is the commitment to the Laikipia region. The area is of global conservation significance due to its populations of black rhino, elephant, African wild dog, Grevy’s zebra, and Rüppell’s vultures, and is home to Kenya’s 3rd largest population of lions. Laikipia is also home to pastoralist communities who rely heavily on livestock to support families.

Commitments in the strategic plan for the area include expanding the Lion Ranger training programme, expanding the Lion Extension Office network, ensuring that people living in high human wildlife conflict areas receive community coexistence training, giving community pastoralists access to well managed rangeland and developing an ecological monitoring programme that provides data on trends in density and distribution of wildlife just to name a few.

To read in full all the incredible work that Lion Landscapes plans for 2023 and beyond click here