The Greatest Maasai Mara competition dubbed Photographer of the Year has launched an online auction platform selling beautiful images to raise funds for boots-on-the-ground conservation organisations in the Mara Reserve. According to a statement by Angama Foundation, linking the competition’s extraordinary gallery of photographs with the global community of appreciative wildlife photography enthusiasts will offer anyone, anywhere, the opportunity to own a beautiful piece of the Maasai Mara. The Foundation's co-founder Steve Mitchell assured buyers that their funds would protect the Reserve for generations to come given the current downturn in tourism. SEE ALSO: 80 people quarantined after driver tests positive for Covid-19 in Bomet“With 50 per cent of all proceeds going to the competition’s conservation partners (the other 50 per cent going to the photographers), buyers can be assured that their funds are working to protect the Reserve for generations to come,” he said. The auction is meant to raise money for the conservation of the Maasai Mara national reserve as the reserve has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Source: Standard Digital July 10, 2020 12:45 UTC