Projects · Eburu Forest
Mau Eburu Fence & Corridors
Settlements and charcoal pressure pressed on an 8,715 ha Mau block holding bongo and 188 bird species. A 43 km fence, finished in 2014, still defines the forest edge.
Problem: Eburu Forest Reserve sits in the Mau Complex with roughly 10% of Kenya’s known wild mountain bongo, yet surrounding settlements faced elephant conflict and the forest faced fires, grazing and illegal extraction.
Action: Kenya Wildlife Service led construction of a 43 km game-proof electrified fence, completed in 2014, with labour from forest-adjacent communities and support from partners including the M-Pesa Foundation and Flamingo Horticulture (recycled plastic posts).
Outcome: Conflict with neighbours eased where the line holds, illegal use is harder, corridor openings toward Lake Naivasha stay managed, and camera-led bongo monitoring continues with community and zoo partners.
Goals
- Fence integrityActive
- Bongo monitoringActive
- Forest protectionActive
Partners
- Kenya Wildlife Service
- Kenya Forest Service
- M-Pesa Foundation
- Flamingo Horticulture
- Wilder Institute / Calgary Zoo
- Eburru Rafiki
- Eburu Community Forest Association
Evidence
Reports and knowledge products connected to this programme.
- Aberdare Fence Assessment 2011 (Main Report)
Reports · 2011
- Aberdare Fence Assessment 2011 (Exec. Summary)
Reports · 2011
- Mt. Kenya Fence Impact Study
Reports · 2019
- Aberdare Fence Placement Study I
Reports