May 2006 was a landmark date for conservation in the Masai Mara with the formation of Olare Orok Conservancy bordering the Masai Mara Game Reserve, when a deal was brokered with the 277 Maasai land-owners that has become the template for the Mara community wildlife conservancies and is set to become the blue-print for the sustainability of the greater Masai Mara eco-system .The Masai Mara Game Reserve is a 370,000 acre area bordered by community lands to the north, west and east, and by Serengeti National Park to the south.

Monico Simba