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Kenya’s wildlife conservancies make old men rich, while making women and young people poorer

By Joseph Ogutu, Senior Researcher and Statistician, University of Hohenheim
Kenya once had an exceptional abundance and diversity of wildlife. But as the country’s population boomed, wildlife lost space to people, buildings, roads and agriculture.

Since 1948, Kenya’s population has surged by 780%, from 5.4 million people to 47.6 million people in 2019. This was accompanied by a 70% drop in wildlife numbers, between 1977 and 2013.

This massive loss of wildlife…The Conversation


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