One of the longest-standing conservancies in the area, the Borana cattle ranch (now the Borana Conservancy), owned by the Dyer family for three generations, turned its focus onto wildlife and community projects in 1992.
In the past couple of years this beautiful 35,000-acre conservancy has suddenly become a whole lot more attractive. In 2013, rhinos from Lewa Wildlife Conservancy were translocated here, and the following year the fence between Borana and Lewa was torn down. What that means is that Borana is now an integral part of one of Kenya's most important rhino sanctuaries. It's perfect rhino habit and African wild dogs (as well as, at last count, 18 lions and other plains species) are also a possibility here.
As is something of a Laikipia trademark, Borana ploughs its money into anti-poaching operations, community development and grasslands habitat management.
