Category: Donations | Date: May 04 2008 | By: William

8 - 15th April

Open Donations:

Alan B. - $50; Bruce M. - $75; Charles D. - $1,000 (to Sponsor Ranger Semeiyoi) Eleanor F. - $100; Ellen K. - $15o; Jean S. - $200; Jock Anderson - $500 (to Sponsor Ranger Kortom); John R. - $100; K.E.A. - $40; Lisa L. - $50; Tim W. - $25

Monthly Donations:

Eric R. - $15; Gay W. - $20; Gloria W. - $20; Michelle L. - $20

Total for 8 - 15th: $2,365

Lioness and cubs, taken yesterday.

16 - 21st April

Open Donations:

Alicja T. - $40; Anon - $150; Anon - $500; Dana - $1,050 (to Sponsor Ranger Ngilai); Kit C. - $20; Maria K. - $20; Marjorie S. - $200; Megumi Y. - $30; Mike T. - $100; Paula B. - $20; Pirjo I. - $100; Robert B. - $20; Sherri S. - $75; Sigrid H. - $30; Susan R. - $25; Vincent C. - $100; Safaris Unlimited - $500 (to Sponsor Ranger Kortom)

Monthly Donations:

Deborah B. - $50; Julia S. - $25; Kathleen L. - $20

Total for 16 - 21st April: $3,075

Zebras near Mara Bridge.

22 - 30th April

Open Donations:

Adam G. - $50; Adeline S. - $50; Amy M. - $50; Ann T. - $100; Anon - $200; Anon - $200; Antonio C. - $80; Arnt-Ove H. - $2; Bethan J. - $20; Christine G. - $200; Dixie L. - $500; D.H. - $100; Edward J. - $20; Harald Van K. - $25; Hisako K. - $500; Iver L. - $100; J.K. - $40; James B. - $40; Jean Thomas R. - $100; John S. - $20; Karen L.W. - $25; Karen W. - $100; Linda D. - $20; Michael L. - $25; Mike M. - $200; Olwyn M. - $50; Paul C. - $20; Paula B. - $20; Peter C. - $100; Rachel S. - $50; Richard B. - $150; Ryujin A. - $100; Stephanie C. - $50; Teresa M. - $20; Tim W. - $35; World Wildlife Photos - $100;

Monthly Donation:

Dave C. - $20; Jo Anne J. - $25; Laura M. - $10

Total for 22 - 28th April: $3,517

Total received so far for April: $17,063

Grey Crown Cranes.

Thank you everyone for all your donations this month, we haven’t quite yet got the total for April but will update this post once we have.

Thank you also to Safaris Unlimited and Jock Anderson’s East Africa Wildlife Safaris for coming together to sponsor Joseph Kortom . We have 13 rangers sponsored so far out of 45, so please feel free to have a whip around at work to see if you can get another ranger sponsored.

We would also like to thank Cheesemans’ Ecology Safaris, who organised the donation of a professional camera for Kimojino to use, and another digital camera for Wilson Naitoi.

Not only are Kimojino’s photos now amazing (click here to see more on Flickr) but these cameras are also vital for the work of the rangers to monitor the progress of animals should they fall ill, (stills and video taken during the recent poisoning of lions was used as part of the investigation) and also to record any offences that may occur within the Triangle.

Lion yawning.

If you have a spare digital camera let me know, I’ll be in the UK from the 18th May for two weeks and can then take it back with me: wdeed at wildlifedirect dot org

We would also like to say a big thank you to all those who have covered our story this month: BBC, Dan, Radu and Robert from Reuters, Matt from The National (UAE), Steve from The Independent (UK), Agathe from Plein-Vie (France) and Nice Matin (France - in print only).

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Category: Donations | Date: Apr 15 2008 | By: William

It is now again possible to make a donation using Paypal.

Put either a one-time or monthly amount in the box on the right, press ‘donate’, and you’ll then be securely taken through the rest of the steps using Paypal.

Thank you everyone for your understanding.

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Category: Donations | Date: Apr 14 2008 | By: William

I’ve just been informed by WildlifeDirect that there is an issue with paypal which currently makes it not possible to give an online donation.

Please, if you want to make a donation and you don’t want to keep checking to see if the system is back up, email me at wdeed@wildlifedirect.org and I will email you as soon as things are working properly.

We apologise for the inconvenience this may cause.

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Category: Donations, In the News | Date: Apr 11 2008 | By: William

Open Donations:

Allison S. - $50; Anon - $25; Anon - $100; Anon - $200; Carol C. - $50; Carol T. - $100; Cheesemans’ Ecological Safaris - $1,000; Cornelius D. - $100; Cynthia N. - $100; Dominique S. - $50; Dorothy D. - $25; Eileen C. - $40; Howard H. - $150; Judith B. - $50; Judy B. - $100; Laurel R. - $75; Lisa R. - $20; Mary K. - $50; Megumi Y. - $30; Paula B. - $20; Paula M.- $100; Phyllis S. - $100; Robert M. - $25; Sheryl B. - $25; Stephanie M. - $100; William C. - $5,000; William M. - $100; World Wildlife Photos - $200;
Monthly Donations:

Kumiko Y. - $20; Miho H. - $100

Total for 1 - 7th April: $8,105

Please, if you have made a donation and you don’t see it on the list, get in touch: wdeed at wildlifedirect dot org

Thank you to Cheesemans’ Ecological Safaris who have sponsored ranger Joseph Ntiwuas, and also to William C., who heard of the Mara Triangle through Cheesemans’ and has donated $5,000; $2,000 of which is being used to sponsor rangers Johnson Leyian and Wilson Kamai.

Wilson Kamai in front of poached hippo meat on Wednesday.

Thank you also to every one of you who has donated. We are very worried about this month and so if you have any ideas or contacts who you think could help, please get in touch: wdeed at wildlifedirect dot org

A great big thank you to Dan, Robert and Radu for their article, and also the post that Dan did on Reuters blogs. Thank you also to anyone who may have read the article and has now come to the site for the first time, your interest is very welcome and please leave a comment if you have any questions or want to find out anything more about the Conservancy.

I’ve also just five minutes ago received the good news that our 12th ranger, Patrick Ngilai, is now fully sponsored. I will update the Sponsor a Ranger page shortly to show this.

Rangers from Ngiro-are and Serena Patrol Posts

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Category: Donations | Date: Apr 05 2008 | By: William

Hello everyone.

We’re back online after a busy three days which you will hear about shortly. Also, we will sometime today tell you more about the Sponsor a Ranger campaign and its supporters - we now have our 9th ranger sponsored!

We have received our report from WildlifeDirect for the final week of March (plus a couple of days), and we are grateful to you all for the following donations:

Open Donations:

Alicja T. - $40; Alison A. - $100; Andrew Hugh P. - $60; Anon - $150; Anon - $30; Anon - $50; Antonio C. - $100; Beth A. - $35; Charles E. - $100; Dana J. - $100, $100 & $100; Francis D. - $20; Gideon M. - $100; Glyn C. - $30; Harold E. - $25; Infinite Focus Coach - $100; Kevin Patrick F. - $120; Kimberlee D. - $5; Mary H. - $100; Mayrene R. - $50; Meghan - $30; Michelle M. - $50; Mike P. - $100; Minna Maaria K. - $30; Nancy D. - $50; N. Shale - $100; Nicole W. - $10; Nigel G. - $250; Offices of Allen C. Turner - $25; Oliver T. - $25; Per E. - $20; Pirjo I. - $50 & $50; Randy O. - $500; Rene B. - $100; Robert V. - $100; Theodore J.K. - $25; Travis W. - $50;

Total: $3,080

Rangers Sponsored:

Anon - $500: Sponsorship of Kimojino for month of April

Anon - $1,000 & $1,000: Sponsorship of Rangers Daniel Tunai & John Ntoika

Sunworld Safaris - $1,000: Sponsorship of Ranger Simon Kimanjoi

JH Safaris - $1,000: Sponsorship of Ranger Jackson Singai

Facebook Members - $1,000: Sponsorship of Ranger Alfonse Saris

Total: $5,500

Total in donations from 22 - 31 March: $8,508

Total for March: $19,446

There were a couple of you who have emailed me in the last couple of weeks to say that you did not see your donations on the list. I have emailed WildlifeDirect to see where these donations are but still haven’t received an answer; as soon as I do I’ll let you know.

Please, if you do not see your donation above, tell me, and I will ask WildlifeDirect to trace it.

This total also does not include the cheques that a couple of you have sent to WildlifeDirect’s US office. Once I have confirmation from WildlifeDirect that they have been received, then I will add them to the total.

Thank you to everyone from all of us here at the Mara Conservancy.

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