KENYANS FOR WILDLIFE
Background
• What is Kenyans For Wildlife (K4W) ?
• How does it work?
CAMPAIGNS
PAMOJAKonza City &The Malili Wildlife Rescue
Cause:• Concerns raised by members of K4W on wildlife death and suffering occuring as a result of fencing for development of Konza City
Action:• Members used the platform to rally for support and resources
Results: •Over 50,000 bottles collected in 2 days from food courts, suppliers and recyclers• Total of 11km of fenceline covered to date, 4km remains.Bottles reflect and ‘warn’ wildlife• 25 children volunteered from Kivuko Primary• Joint effort with KWS, ACK, NYS and K4W members
Effect:• Ongoing project that has brought Kenyans together for a hands-on approach in saving wildlife
Zebra dead on impact on the ICT fence
UoN Travel & Tourism Mngmt. Students
PAMOJAProactivity &Awareness
• Cause: Concern on ‘shark finning’ on Kenya’s coastline raised on the site by members of K4W
• Action: Members began taking photos of restaurant menus and products on local store shelves made using shark fin and shark products
• Result: Members of K4W initiated e-mail action to raise awareness to concerned establishments that the use of shark products was not acceptable due to its unsustainable nature
• Effect: Ongoing campaign that has brought together organisations and individuals to work for a common causeFrom The Daily Nation and Africa Review
PAMOJARaising the bar on Responsible Tourism
Cause: Concerns raised on the site by K4W members on overspeeding in National Parks by tour operators and individual car owners
Action:Members begin posting photographs of any vehicle found speeding or going offroad within National Parks and respective KWS wardens alerted on the site
Result:Respective tour operators are engaged constructively
Effect:Tourism industry is becoming more aware that there is now a public channel of awareness with direct pipelines to KWSIllegal wildlife products on sale in hotel boutique
Irresponsible tourism
PAMOJAWorking Together
The Tsavo Snake Park Rescue and Release
Concern:• Several snakes, tortoises and crocodiles being kept in filthy conditions
• Animals had been starved and not received any vet care, one tortoise was in serious condition
Results:• Members organised a clean up and fed the animals
• KWS alerted and wildlife released safely
• Once again, wildlife highlighted in local dailies
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• Site used to raise awareness and support both financially and physically• Worked closely with KWS and the Mount Kenya Trust to put out fires in Chogoria
PAMOJAConfidential Information Sharing
@kenyan4wildlife
Case example:• Cause:K4W member submitted via email photographic evidence of illegal hunting parties in Kenya
• Action:Members submitted similar information via email
• Result:Relevant officers within KWS were alerted
• Effect:K4W assists in chanelling information to relevant authority to aid the fight against wildlife crime
Today and Tomorrow• K4W has become the central point of information sharing for anything wildlife
related online
• K4W – a petition based approach
• K4W as a platform hopes to raise substantial support for Kenya’s position at the CITES meeting in 2013 in a bid to ban all trade in Ivory and rhino horn
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KENYANS FOR WILDLIFE
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