Porini Boma Strengthening Programme
For Maasai Communities living alongside wild animals, it is vital that they protect themselves and their livestock from any potential attacks. With wildlife habitat under threat, it is more important than ever that communities and wildlife can live alongside each other.
This significant project addresses Human-Wildlife Conflict with the implementation of lion proof cattle bomas to villages in our Conservancy areas, ensuring that that predators that target their natural prey are no longer threats to the community.
Predator-proof bomas (enclosures) involve reinforcing the traditionally constructed boma with chain-link fencing, treated wooden posts and secured gates so as to prevent predators from entering the Maasai village and livestock enclosures.
The reinforced bomas ensure that predators will not target the livestock and will eat their natural prey and are no longer a threat to the community.
The predators are also less likely to fall prey themselves to poachers as they will seldom stray outside of the conservancies in search of easy meals.
Your donations go a long way in assisting the communities surrounding the conservancies and leave a life-long impression in their lives.
For more information: https://wildlifehabitattrust.org/trust-projects/