Tsavo Conservation Group Inc

TCG FIELD WORK FOCUSED PREDOMINANTLY ON TWO KEY AREAS OF SOUTHERN KENYA'S GREATER TSAVO ECOSYSTEM: TAITA-TAVETA COUNTY AND TANA RIVER COUNTY, BOTH OF WHICH BORDER THE TSAVO NATIONAL PARKS (TAITA TO THE WEST AND TANA RIVER TO THE EAST). BOTH AREAS ARE POPULATED BY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE COEXISTING WITH WILDLIFE AND ARE STRATEGICALLY KEY TO ENSURING THE ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF THE WIDER TSAVO ECOSYSTEM, INCLUDING PROVIDING AN IMPORTANT BUFFER FOR THE TSAVO NATIONAL PARKS, HOME TO KENYA'S LARGEST ELEPHANT POPULATION.TCG WORKS PREDOMINANTLY AS A STEWARDSHIP/MENTORING ORGANIZATION, PARTNERING WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO HELP ENSURE THAT CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS ARE DRIVEN BY THE KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN THEIR FOCUS AREAS AND NOT BY EXTERNAL ELEMENTS. BY DEPLOYING PROFESSIONAL STEWARDSHIP TEAMS WHOSE MEMBERS COMBINE INTERNATIONAL EXPERTISE WITH LOCAL KNOWLEDGE, TCG PROVIDES PLANNING, STRATEGIC AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO ITS CONSERVATION PARTNERS, AND A BRIDGE TO TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES.THE TSAVO REGION CONTINUED TO SUFFER EXTREME CLIMATIC FLUCTUATIONS (DROUGHTS FOLLOWED BY FLOODS) DURING THE YEAR, AND TCG WAS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE DISBURSEMENT OF DISASTER RELIEF (FOOD, MEDICINES) TO ITS PARTNER COMMUNITIES IN SEVERELY AFFECTED AREAS.