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  • In December of 2009, the Lewa Conservancy in Kenya airlifted the last four breeding age Northern White Rhinos from Prague’s Dvur Kralove Zoo in the Czech Republic 4000 miles away to live “freely” at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. The Northern White Rhino is considered by scientists to be nearly extinct. As of 2009, there are only 8 Northern White Rhinos living in the world. Scientists hope that in Africa, the temperance in climate and the room to roam will entice them to breed and establish a nucleus for potential re-population. (Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • In December of 2009, the Lewa Conservancy in Kenya airlifted the last four breeding age Northern White Rhinos from Prague’s Dvur Kralove Zoo in the Czech Republic 4000 miles away to live “freely” at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. The Northern White Rhino is considered by scientists to be nearly extinct. As of 2009, there are only 8 Northern White Rhinos living in the world. Scientists hope that in Africa, the temperance in climate and the room to roam will entice them to breed and establish a nucleus for potential re-population. (Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • In December of 2009, the Lewa Conservancy in Kenya airlifted the last four breeding age Northern White Rhinos from Prague’s Dvur Kralove Zoo in the Czech Republic 4000 miles away to live “freely” at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. The Northern White Rhino is considered by scientists to be nearly extinct. As of 2009, there are only 8 Northern White Rhinos living in the world. Scientists hope that in Africa, the temperance in climate and the room to roam will entice them to breed and establish a nucleus for potential re-population. (Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • Adnan, a keeper feeds 3 orphaned baby rhinos at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. The young rhino on the right is the newest addition and was orphaned when poachers killed his mother on Ol Pejeta Conservancy. The calf was immediately moved to Lewa and is being hand-raised.
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  • Julius Lokinyi, 28,  was one of the most notorious poachers in this part of Kenya, accused of single-handedly killing as many as 100 elephants and selling the tusks by the side of the road in the dead of night, pumping vast amounts of ivory into a shadowy global underground trade. after being hounded, shamed,  and finally persuaded by his elders, he recently made a remarkable transformation. Elephants, he has come to believe, are actually worth more alive than dead, because of the tourists they attract.
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  • Naitemu Letur pushes a jug of water back to her manyatta. "Before, we would walk for hours every day just to get water. Sometimes it was not safe but now we have plenty of water near our homes and this has made our lives more secure. " The Northern Rangelands Trust in Northern Kenya  is a group of conservanices that make conservation a self-sustaining proposition—financially and socially—by providing water, health care, education and jobs for the local community through responsible tourism and complementary agro-pastoralism. Ths makes the community deeply invested in the effort’s success. In earlier conservation efforts, threatened forests and endangered species were protected by uniformed guards. In the NRT, they are protected by women and school children, who have a vested interest in a healthy environment because they benefit directly. Rather than something that has to be guarded from local communities, the environment becomes a source of sustainable economic activity for those communities.
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  • An anti-poaching team permanently guards a Northern White Rhino named Fatu on Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. The Ol Pejeta Conservancy is the largest sanctuary for black rhinos in East Africa and the home of the world's three remaining Northern White Rhino, the worlds most endangered animal.
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  • A group of Samburu warriors touch an orphaned rhino for the first time in their lives at Lew wildlife conservancy in Kenya. It's surprising to think that most people on the planet never get the opportunity to see the wildlife that exists literally in their own backyard.  With only about 5,500 black rhinos left in the world, every rhino life is so precious that conservationists such as Lewa have to work hard to ensure the survival of each individual.
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  • A donkey sleeps under a dark sky in Melako, an arid landscape that stretches towards the Ethiopian and Somali border. Rainfall is rare, as are permanent settlements and solid infrastructure. It is no wonder that there is ethnic conflict and cattle rustling here considering the tough conditions. <br />
Warriors from Melako are part of the Northern Rangelands Trust. They are learning how conservation and grazing management can lead to healthier cattle, better grass and more wildlife.
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  • In December of 2009, the Lewa Conservancy in Kenya airlifted the last four breeding age Northern White Rhinos from Prague’s Dvur Kralove Zoo in the Czech Republic 4000 miles away to live “freely” at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya.  The Northern White Rhino is considered by scientists to be nearly extinct. As of 2015, there are only 5 Northern White Rhinos living in the world.  Sudan is the last known male alive, shown here with armed guards at Ol Pejeta June 2, 2015.   (Photo by Ami Vitale)
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