IGNYTE Magazine Issue 04 | Page 52

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The Cottars Wildlife Conservation Trust supported the establishment of the 6,000-acre Olderkesi Conservancy and now has an innovative way to restore the degraded land.

Forest cover is essential for wildlife, and to protect the surrounding area against environmental disasters, like flooding. Planting trees, however, is incredibly labour intensive.

By partnering with Seedballs Kenya, Cottar’s guests can contribute to the restoration of the land by merely buying and throwing Seedballs from their safari vehicle. The Seedballs are a mix of Acacia and Cedar species, and in 2018 approximately 18,000 were dispersed.

Here are a few examples:

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