Which of Kenyas conservation programs have most successfully involved the local people so they can profit?
There are many examples of conservation programs working in Kenya, despite ever-increasing pressures and widespread wildlife and habitat loss in non-protected areas. All too often however, if there is a set-back here or there, people immediately condemn the effort as a whole without perhaps fully understanding the background to the situation or factoring in the difficult circumstances in which many of the conservation programs are running. Different countries have different conservation challenges, and differing economic, social and political backdrops to the issues, which sometimes makes the reality on the ground more difficult than it might seem “on paper”. Despite the many challenges still facing it, I do believe that the Kenya Wildlife Service is one of the best wildlife authorities in Africa. There are many sides to KWS which tourists may not ever hear about, such as the KWS clinics set up in areas adjacent to the National Parks, where local people can gain access to [almost] free
