Narok Governor Samuel Tunai with Brian Heath, CEO Mara Conservancy during the Greater Serengeti Society meeting at Mara Serena, Masai Mara on Saturday. [Courtesy]Kenya and Tanzania will conduct a joint cross-border count of rhinos and other large mammals in the shared Mara-Serengeti ecosystem. The workshop facilitated by the European Union was attended by senior managers and directors from Tanzania national parks, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Director of National Reserve and the Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority. In his address, Tunai, who is also Narok County governor, said a committee was formed during the meeting to prepare for the cross border census involving KWS, Narok rangers, Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, Wildlife Division of Tanzania and national parks in Tanzania. The aerial census will seek to establish wildlife population, trends and distribution as well as foster cross-border collaboration on wildlife monitoring and management between the two East African countries.

Source: Standard Digital January 24, 2021 21:00 UTC