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Il Ngwesi: How to milk an elephant

Il Ngwesi Conservancy in Laikipia. [Ferdinand Mwongela/Standard)]

"We learnt how to milk an elephant." This is the analogy Samuel Tema, Il Ngwesi Community Conservancy Rangelands Coordinator thinks aptly describes his community's way of life.

His colleague Daines Kiperus agrees. He says the only way an elephant would make sense is if they could milk it and drink the milk, so they found a way. Conservation and tourism.

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