Taita Taveta Wildlife Conservancies Association

Association Summary

TTWCA works with ranches in Taita Taveta county. These ranches were organized as hunting blocks before independence and later converted to cattle ranches. Together, they formed the Taita Taveta Ranches Association registered in 2008.

Association Details

Name: Taita Taveta Wildlife Conservancies Association

Size: 358,337 Ha

No. of Households: 33,897

No. Of Conservancies and Ranches: 33

No. of Scouts: 213

No. Of Staff:  7

Website: https://www.ttwcakenya.com/

  1. Amaka Ranch
  2. Bachuma Ranch
  3. Bura Ranch
  4. Chalongo Conservancy
  5. Choke
  6. Dawida Ranch
  7. Izera Ranch
  8. Kambanga Ranch
  9. Kamungi Conservancy
  10. Kasigau Ranch
  11. Kutima Ranch
  12. Lake Jipe Conservancy
  13. Lualenyi
  14. Lumo Wildlife Conservation Trust
  15. Maungu Ranch
  16. Marungu Hill Conservancy Association
  17. Mbale Ranch
  18. Mbulia Conservancy
  19. Mgeno Ranch
  20. Mkuki Ranch
  21. Mramba Ranch
  22. Mwashui Ranch
  23. Ndara Ranch
  24. Ndara B Ranch
  25. Oza Community
  26. Rukinga Wildlife Conservancy
  27. Sagala Ranch
  28. Shirango Wildlife Conservancy
  29. Taita Ranch
  30. Taita Wildlife Conservancy
  31. Teri B Community Land
  32. Wangala Ranch
  33. Wushumbu Ranch

Taita Taveta Wildlife Conservancies Association work with 26 conservancies covering 361,127 Ha. Established in 2013, TTWCA works with ranches in Taita Taveta county. These ranches were organized as hunting blocks before independence and later converted to cattle ranches. Together, they formed the Taita Taveta Ranches Association registered in 2008. Poorly performing cattle ranches led to KWS engaging with land owners to conserve wildlife to enable income generation through tourism as well as livestock production.

KWS facilitated visits to conservancies in Laikipia and Samburu counties to benchmark development of conservancies. This led to the ranch owners resolving to convert their ranches to wildlife conservancies that support cattle ranching as well in 2012. With support from Kenya Land Conservation Trust, the ranchers developed a Constitution to govern the upcoming association of conservancies and in 2013 registered TTWCA. The conservancies are critical wildlife corridors between Tsavo East and West national parks.

Conservancies Supported
  1. Amaka Ranch
  2. Bachuma Ranch
  3. Bura Ranch
  4. Chalongo Conservancy
  5. Choke
  6. Dawida Ranch
  7. Izera Ranch
  8. Kambanga Ranch
  9. Kamungi Conservancy
  10. Kasigau Ranch
  11. Kutima Ranch
  12. Lake Jipe Conservancy
  13. Lualenyi
  14. Lumo Wildlife Conservation Trust
  15. Maungu Ranch
  16. Marungu Hill Conservancy Association
  17. Mbale Ranch
  18. Mbulia Conservancy
  19. Mgeno Ranch
  20. Mkuki Ranch
  21. Mramba Ranch
  22. Mwashui Ranch
  23. Ndara Ranch
  24. Ndara B Ranch
  25. Oza Community
  26. Rukinga Wildlife Conservancy
  27. Sagala Ranch
  28. Shirango Wildlife Conservancy
  29. Taita Ranch
  30. Taita Wildlife Conservancy
  31. Teri B Community Land
  32. Wangala Ranch
  33. Wushumbu Ranch
Association Info

Taita Taveta Wildlife Conservancies Association work with 26 conservancies covering 361,127 Ha. Established in 2013, TTWCA works with ranches in Taita Taveta county. These ranches were organized as hunting blocks before independence and later converted to cattle ranches. Together, they formed the Taita Taveta Ranches Association registered in 2008. Poorly performing cattle ranches led to KWS engaging with land owners to conserve wildlife to enable income generation through tourism as well as livestock production.

KWS facilitated visits to conservancies in Laikipia and Samburu counties to benchmark development of conservancies. This led to the ranch owners resolving to convert their ranches to wildlife conservancies that support cattle ranching as well in 2012. With support from Kenya Land Conservation Trust, the ranchers developed a Constitution to govern the upcoming association of conservancies and in 2013 registered TTWCA. The conservancies are critical wildlife corridors between Tsavo East and West national parks.