Conservation News
Conservation Projects
Conservation is important and vital to the continued preservation of wild places. Places which make up the array of wonderful wilderness documentaries we love to watch, and long to visit. The new BBC production, Planet Earth, reveals footage of places few have ever seen and being a remote control button away, one can easily take it all for granted. The Nature is precious, it is scarce and it will become more so as the industrial world continues to produce and consume. Africa as a destination immediately 'throws' you into the world of conservation – the wildlife, the plant life and the people. A good safari exposes you to the delicate balance involved in maintaining large tracts of land and the natural cycle of life within it. Human encroachment has ultimately caused many of the problems, the pressure for food and survival drives the conflicts between man and animal.
The Serengeti Reserve is one of Africa and the world’s, most unreal and last remaining unspoilt eco-systems. A new and exciting project, solely funded by an American philanthropist, is doing the best man can do – assisting in preserving a very large tract of land north of the Serengeti’s western corridor by working with and educating the local communities whilst operating three stunning safari camps in The Grumeti Reserves – Sasakwa Lodge, Faru Faru River Lodge & Sabora Plains Tented Camp.
Tourism plays an integral role in making conservation viable, by bringing in the funds necessary to manage the projects.
Animal Conservation Projects supported by The Classic Safari Company
Dr Kellie Leigh – Painted Hunting Dog Project, Luangwa Valley, Zambia
Dr Stephanie Dloniak – Masai Mara Predator Research Programme, Kenya
Dr Julia Salnicki – Elephant Research in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
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