Woohoo! It’s Finally Raining in Kenya
Kenya has just been through one of the worst droughts in its history, the rain finally started to fall a week ago. I was browsing through one of my favorite web sites, WildlifeDirect.org, and came across this great photo taken a few days ago, in a blog post by a project called “Ewaso Lions“. They work with local people to enhance the co-existence between lions and communities, in the arid Samburu region in Northern Kenya. It’s a very thin Oryx, making the most of the new grass, two days after the first rains.
If you’re not familiar with WildlifeDirect, it’s an amazing project founded by Richard Leakey and other prominent conservationists. The web site is collection of blogs, written by those who are working on the ground, protecting vulnerable wildlife as well as communities, in some of the most remote areas around the world. The blogs allow those who care about wildlife, the opportunity to follow the day to day activities of these remarkable people and donate to whatever project really speaks to them. Donations go through Paypal, it takes just a minute of your time and you can donate any amount, even as small as $5.
Image – © Ewaso Lion Project, Kenya
Woohoo! It’s Finally Raining in Kenya originally appeared on About.com Africa Travel on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 at 14:20:13.
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