Who says man can’t interfere with nature in a positive way ?<\/p>\n
The newly opened underpass connecting the Ngare Ndare Forest \/ Lewa with the Mount Kenya Forest was built in the hope of re-establishing the only remaining connection between Kenya\u2019s second-largest elephant population of 7,500 animals in Samburu with the estimated 2,000 in Mount Kenya. <\/p>\n
The idea behind the underpass or corridor were to help genetic connectivity between these 2 elephant populations and also to reduce the habitat pressure within Lewa. <\/p>\n
The underpass has been deemed a success, as one elephant lumbered his way down the corridor on the night of January 1st. Let’s hope many more follow suit shortly. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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