Monday, 30 January 2023

Connected Planet Foundation UK

 Since 2021, We have Partner with Semadep as an Enviromental Educator, Teaching Pupils in the School

about Wildlife Conservation and Computer literacy

With the Help of Connected Planet Foundation UK. we have been taking Kids to the Feilds Trips and Visiting Conservation Centers like Enjoolata Basecamp Foundation in Talek.





 

Monday, 4 July 2022

Moondance youth training




Oseki Maasai Mara Camp got opportunity to interacted with students from Moondance adventures from USA.

Oseki Community with the help of wildlife Conservationists from Maa Silver Researchers Sopia Luka  Environmental Educator.

We are training them Classes like Boyhood to Warriorhood transition, Culture lectures about Maasai Community. BEADING WITH Maasai women's and 4R. Like repurposing plastics and used bottles.



Friday, 15 April 2022

Passion of Wildlife Conservation

We started the Semadep Connected Planet Conservation Club.

Connected Planet Organization for UK, donated their Materials and their fund to put a smile to Maasai Mara Kids. These children have never tour the next door Wildlife Sanctuary. But we got to create a Conservation Club.





 

Thursday, 24 October 2019

Narok County, Youths Rift Valley Wildlife Summit.

Sopia Luka Wildlife Conservationist attended the Summit
We started our summit, by an Iceberg from MC Vicky and MC 254. We also got an opening speech from our able CEO of SUSO and World Leaders of Today Youth Organization.
SUSO ( Stand Up Shout Out youth) World Leaders of Today.
We had Morning Sessions by discussing problems of Human and Wildlife Conflicts and Community Conservation. We brainstorm problems as a Group.
Then presented them to the whole Participants in the Summit before we depart for lunch break.
We Listed Problems being;
1. Human population led to Human Encroachment to animals habitats.
2. Loss of Habitat
3. Corruption
4. Poaching
5. Lack Compensations
After the Break Time, we resumed our afternoon, Our Group discuss the Solutions for the above problems,
1. Bee Keeping to avoid Elephants attacking the Homesteads.
2. Compensation ontime
3. Incentives to motivate people living with Animals.
4. Technology chips to track Animals
5. Create awareness in the communities on precautions to avoid the Conflicts.
6. Stop Retaliation


Thursday, 3 October 2019

Giving Back Services

When you are World Changer

Why not Nurture, and Raise more young people to be Wildlife Conservationists?
this is the ever lingering question in my mind, that let me not stay Idles.
Started Wildlife Conservation Clubs to Nurture Kids

Introducing Kids to Wildlife conservation Lessons at Mara Learning Academy.

ICT literacy is essential   






 
Kids watching Pangolins movie during the lesson "The most Trafficked Mammal'.


I show them Trafficking routes to Middle East Markets

Kids Animals Knowledge collection Data

Endangered Lesson






World Cleanup Day 2019

To be able to volunteer worthy sacrifice.

I have to travel 85 Kms to join the Stand Up Shout Out (SUSO) Narok Division, this is an international youth for change Organization that I have partnered since 2014. in Creating awareness in Global Marches for stopping Poaching our our Iconic species. 
During the World Cleanup Day 2019, we the www.maasilverresearch.wordpress.com
youth group and Green Clean Mara CBO, agreed to participate in the Narok Dump Site cleanup.
I appreciated the turnout of Youth from different clubs that I may not be able to mentioned all but a few like; Maasai Mara Environmental Club and Anectus club, Red Cross Narok, Maa Flava youth musicians, Kippra Mentorship and MMU Peer educators club
" Why calm, when our World is facing Climate change?" my Mission in the event.


 

Thursday, 25 July 2019

Conservation Needed For Pangolins

I the Wildlife Conservationist, Based in the Greater Mara Ecosystem (6,645 kms square) that is comprises of Maasai Mara National Reserve and the Community Conservancies spearheaded by MMWCA Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association. I call upon everyone lets care for the
species found in Kenya that are targeted by the demand in the Asia, As the research shows that Pangolins are the most Trafficked Mammal on earth due to black Market demand.

Using the Citizen Science model, We approached the Community volunteers to trained them in different villages on how to take data in the field about any species they come a across in unprotected area near their villages, since the Formation of Maa Silver Research of Flora and Fauna in Maasai Mara in 2011, local Maasai Youth who join this volunteering youth group for nature become Professional Guides now in Many different company and working in the field conserved as they led Tourists in the Ecosystem by contributing Data to the Village Center.

Through Community Forums, We learned that there are Eight Species of Pangolins. Four species in Africa and Four other species in the Asia listed below;
1. Chinese Pangolin   Manis pentadactyla
2. Sunda Pangolin - Manis javanica
3. Indian Pangolin - Manis crasscaudata
4. Philippine Pangolin - Manis culionensis
5. White Bellied Pangon - Phataginus tricuspis
6. Black Bellied Pangolin - Phataginus tetrapadactyla
7. Temminck Ground Pangolin - Smutsia temminckii
8. Giant Ground Pangolin - Smutsia gigantea

I propose to the volunteers in different areas in the Ecosystem, as we monitored all other species both Endangered, Critically endangered and Vulnerable species. Its really great we collect data of this critically Endangered species on earth.
Photo by Loinyo a Guide, taken near Musiara Airstrip.
If any got a picture in the field send to me or share to Maa Silver Research on Facebook.
Lets Conserve, Stop the poaching manace and the Market. its not true that Pangolins scales is a medicine its true that same keratin of your nails.