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Elephants or avocados: a Kenyan dilemma

March 4, 20211161 Views

The majestic sight of elephants roaming beneath Mount Kilimanjaro has long lured throngs of wildlife-lovers to Amboseli National Park on Kenya’s border with Tanzania. Yet the free movement of some 2,000 Amboseli elephants, along with two dozen other wildlife species plus cows owned by local Maasai people, may be under threat - from avocados. Kenyan agricultural company KiliAvo Fresh Ltd, which has farms near Amboseli on nearly 175 acres of land, is building nurseries and preparing to grow the fruit, whose popularity is growing worldwide due to its high nutritional value. Elephants are seen within the Kimana Sanctuary, part of a crucial wildlife corridor that links the Amboseli National Park to the Chyulu Hills and Tsavo protected areas, within the Amboseli ecosystem in Kimana, Ke...

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UNWTO and Google host tourism acceleration program

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

September 23, 20201288 Views

Advancing digitalization will be key to adapting to the new tourism environment The Covid-19 crisis has disproportionately affected tourism, a sector that accounts for millions of jobs around the globe. While no one can say with certainty when tourism will recover, people are starting to dream again of getaways whether closer to home or to remote destinations. As more and more people go online to search where and when they can travel, accelerating the digitalization of the tourism sector will be key to adapting to the new tourism reality. That is why the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Google have partnered for an online Acceleration Program for UNWTO Member States' tourism ministers, top travel associations and tourism boards to further develop innovation and ...

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Long-missed pink flamingos return to Kenya’s Lake Nakuru

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

September 3, 20201441 Views

Eight years ago, rising water levels in Kenya's Lake Nakuru drove away the clouds of pink-coloured flamingos that were the park's biggest draw. Rangers say their disappearance triggered a drop in visitor numbers by for the Nakuru National Park. Now they're back. On a recent visit, flocks of flamingos foraged for food in the lake's turquoise waters, while others flapped in a sine-wave formation above. A rhinoceros grazed nearby. Pink flamingos at Kale Nakuru, Kenya. Photo: REUTERS "With the increase now of the number of flamingos we have started seeing visitors also increasing," Caroline Mwebia, the park's tourism warden said. She declined to give visitor numbers and the Kenya Wildlife Service did not return calls seeking comment. But nearly a quarter of a million visitors came...

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जिराफों के साथ बैठकर नाश्ता

UPENDRA SWAMI

July 19, 20201334 Views

जिराफ की लंबी गर्दन का फायदा यह भी है कि वह अपने ऊंचे कद के बावजूद गर्दन को नीचे झुकाकर आपकी टेबल पर आपके साथ नाश्ता कर सकता है। अब ये कोई मजाक नहीं। ऐसा वाकई होता है कि आप नाश्ता कर रहे हों और मेज पर आपकी बगल वाली प्लेट से कोई जिराफ महाशय भी अपना पेट भर रहे हों। लेकिन यह रोमांचकारी अनुभव कोई यूं ही नहीं मिलने वाला। यह बड़ी दुर्लभ चीज है। दरअसल केन्या में राजधानी नैरोबी से थोड़ी ही दूर स्थित इस जिराफ मैनर (जिराफगाह) के संचालक दावा करते हैं कि यह इस तरह की दुनिया में अकेली जगह है जहां आप जिराफ के साथ नाश्ता भी कर सकते हैं और उन्हें अपने हाथों से नाश्ता करा भी सकते हैं। लगभग 140 एकड़ में फैले जंगल के बीच में स्थित जिराफ मैनर दुनियाभर में लोकप्रिय है और अफ्रीकी सफारी पर आने वाले सैलानियों का एक अनिवार्य स्टॉप। यह जिराफगाह 1932 में डेविड डंकन नामक व्यक्ति ने बनवाया था। फिर 1974 में इसे...