Olpageta Conservacy

Overview

In the Laikipia County of Central Kenya, there is a 360 km2 (140 sq mi) non-profit wildlife conservation called the Ol Pejeta conservation. West of Nanyuki, between the foothills of the Aberdares and Mount Kenya, it is located on the equator. The Ol Pejeta Conservancy strives to protect wildlife, offer a haven for great apes, and make money off of wildlife tourism and related businesses to reinvest in wildlife protection and local community development. With the largest black rhino refuge in East Africa, The Conservancy celebrated a population milestone of 100 black rhinos in 2013. The two last northern white rhinoceroses, which were relocated from the Dvr Králové Zoo in the Czech Republic, are also housed there.