31Oct

Ol Pejeta Conservancy in pictures

A game warden passing through exit gate in Ol Pejeta

Ol Pejeta conservancy is a 360km square which is non-profit wildlife conservancy in Central Kenya’s Laikipia County. It is situated on the equator west of Nanyuki town.

It was used as a ranching area during the colonization although wildlife and pastoralists were roaming in the areas even before colonization and early stages of colonisation.

Like any wildlife parks, it is ideal for therapy and stress reliever especially to children candidates who are about to do their exams and are afraid due to tensions.

School children in Ol Pejeta

The conservancy boasts the largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa.

27 years old Baraka, a black rhino who is blind and a son of Carol
The grave site of Carol the mother of Baraka

The Sweetwaters Chimpanzees Sanctuary is situated here which provides a haven for orphaned, abandoned and rescued chimpanzees from Central Africa. It is the only place in Kenya where chimpanzees can be found.

Chimpanzees enclosure in Ol Pejeta

The conservancy is also the home of Big Five among other prominent big mammals.

Southern White Rhinos in Ol Pejeta
Waterbuck in Ol Pejeta
Common Zebra in Ol Pejet
Velvet Monkeys in Ol Pejeta