The Milgis Trust

Category: Samburu, elephants | Date: Jun 07 2008 | By: milgistrust

We ‘The Milgis Trust’ will know that we are winning!

WHEN (1) We feel it is safe enough to reintroduce the rhino to this part of northern frontier!! [note my previous blog..]

WHEN (2) We see the first elephants ’set foot’ back on the holy mountain of the Samburu.. Mt Nyiru and we’ve achieved our goal when they can walk again safely on Mt Kulal!!

We can only do this with ‘your’ support… And who ever ‘anonymously’ gave us $50 .. We greatly appreciate your encouragement!! Thanks very much…We joined wildlife direct for two main reasons…(1) To let the world know that there is this very special region in Northern Kenya, that is very unspoilt and has huge potential, in that it can give wildlife a stable and safe environment, and this I say because of the positive response we have already had in the last 3 years, as I mentioned in my first blog!….The way forward is to really involve the local people in every aspect of conserving their ‘back garden..’ I’ve given my life to make it work..I don’t want to be paid for our hard work… I just want to know that ideas, and attitudes have changed, not only of the local people but of Kenyans in general!! And we need as much help, suggestions, or even critisism.. so that we can get it right!! (2) The other reason of course is to try and get financial Help…

Basically in this area.. flora and fauna, lets say has been neglected… Before nobody really noticed if an elephant or rhino was shot,( for that matter any animal) or a huge fire had just burn’t 100 acres of indigenous forest in the Matthews??…At the moment we are on the slopes of Mt Nyiru, for two weeks, and we have put a camp up for some geologists who are working in the Suguta Valley..There is very little wildlife left here, but every one and his wife wants the money for this camp!!..Two days ago we found a klipspringer that has been killed and eaten..There have been huge fires throughout the Selayan valley.. THIS HAS BEEN NOTICED!!.. Tourists that come to Kenya want to see wildlife, actually if there was wildlife here I would double the camping fee paid to the communities!!.. Given half a chance wildlife comes back very quickly… LETS DO IT!!!!..