Kenya Rhino Conservation Safari

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The amazing rhinoceros is the highlight of this special safari, though you’ll also meet plenty of other charismatic African wildlife, too. Enjoy exclusive, behind-the-scenes talks with WWF local experts and partners on the front lines of conservation in three leading private conservancies, learn about struggles and successes with rhino restoration, and relish encounters walks from our secluded private camps. Visit Ol Pejeta Conservancy, home to the largest population of black rhinos in East and Central Africa, and one of the places where WWF and partners are using thermal camera technology that helps rangers detect and prevent poaching that typically happens under the cover of darkness at night. These efforts are part of a larger project between WWF and FLIR, called Kifaru Rising, to eliminate poaching and improve ranger safety in 11 of Kenya’s highest-priority wildlife reserves that hold over 80% of Kenya’s rhinos and are home to African elephants and other threatened species. 

With their sharp, swooping horns, large nostrils, whimsical ears and wrinkled, armor-like hides, Africa’s rhinos look both ferocious and charming. The world’s largest land mammal after elephants, rhinos can weigh more than two tons. They are among the oldest mammals on Earth, roaming the continent for millions of years. Yet this mighty, enduring beast is threatened with extinction as poaching has decimated its numbers. But hope glimmers, as concerted conservation efforts are helping rhinos step back from the brink.