No single entity can protect 22,000 square kilometres of raw African terrain. Discover the statutory authorities, research scientists, and community trusts uniting the Tsavo Ecosystem.
Filter through the statutory bodies, specialist international charities, and local community leadership holding the shield across Tsavo.
The state corporation responsible for conserving and managing Kenya's wildlife. KWS holds statutory command over Tsavo East and West National Parks, directing armed ranger anti-poaching forces, law enforcement intelligence, and research policy.
Founded by Dame Daphne Sheldrick, SWT is the world leader in rescuing and rehabilitating milk-dependent orphan elephants and rhinos. In Tsavo, they operate 5 mobile veterinary units with KWS, 6 aerial surveillance supercubs, and 12 anti-snaring ground units.
Developers of the flagship Kasigau Corridor REDD+ project protecting 500,000 acres of dryland forest connecting Tsavo East and West. Using verified voluntary carbon credits, they finance ranger jobs, local schools, clean water pipelines, and an organic apparel factory.
A field-based Kenyan conservation organization dedicated to safeguarding biodiversity in the Tsavo Conservation Area. Their flagship Big Tusker Project conducts continuous aerial and ground tracking of iconic elephants with tusks exceeding 100 lbs per side.
A pioneering 125,000-acre community sanctuary formed by Lualenyi, Mramba, and Oza ranches, owned by 3,500 local shareholders. It safeguards an ancient wildlife migration corridor buffering Tsavo West and hosts the award-winning Lion's Bluff eco-lodge.
The peak regional umbrella association uniting 33 community ranches covering over 1 million acres across the Taita Taveta landscape. TTWCA strengthens community governance, land tenure security, rangeland management, and carbon market access.
Internationally renowned for pioneering the 'Elephants and Bees Project' headquartered in Sagalla, Tsavo. Their innovative beehive fences humanely deter crop-raiding elephants from rural farms while producing certified Elephant-Friendly Honey.
Operating across 1.6 million acres connecting Tsavo, Chyulu Hills, and Amboseli, Big Life deploys over 300 community rangers and tracker dog units to eradicate commercial ivory poaching and prevent retaliatory lion poisonings by pastoralists.
The regional devolved government authority directing county spatial planning, rural road networks, solar water borehole infrastructure, and sustainable rangeland grazing policies across the Tsavo dispersal areas.
Whether you are an NGO, ethical tourism operator, institutional donor, or research academy, we invite you to explore how we can coordinate to safeguard Tsavo.
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