Your donation will allow us to:
- Employ more rangers, putting more boots on the ground, providing employment and further involving the community in conservation efforts.
- Purchase patrol vehicles, integral for patrolling and monitoring of the vast area.
- Tractors,for moving heavy equipment around the conservancy in trailers.
- Radios, essential equipment for the day-to-day work of rangers.
- Funding for registration of leases for conservation, to ensure the long-term security of the land under conservation
The funding received through tourism and donations in the past has allowed us to employ rangers and purchase much needed equipment necessary for conservation efforts. Since its inception, MNC has signed 750 lease agreements for a period of 5-15 years. These lease agreements mark the very first time that the landowners have received direct, fair and transparent income from wildlife conservation.
MNC’s member camps have set up numerous projects, which highly benefit the local communities. They have established educational as well as health facilities, women’s empowerment enterprises and wildlife clubs.
MNC has developed a compensation scheme in the event of predator-livestock conflicts and has established predator proof enclosure to safe keep livestock at night.
The conservancy has also engaged a professional land management company, which is managing several conservancies in the area, and employs 30 rangers to supervise the pristine landscape of the MNC and ensure the protection of its wildlife. All rangers undergo thorough paramilitary training in order to address the issues stated above, and provide security for MNC’s wildlife, communities and tourism partners.
