By David Western*, Victor N. Mose And ACP Team

Situation report
Introduction
The severe drought which set in early in 2022 and continued through early 2023 continued through to the long rains of April and May. The poor long rains and continued heavy grazing pressure saw a poor recovery of pastures. By August 2023 satellite imagery of Kajiado County showed low pasture availability across the Amboseli ecosystem. The only remaining areas with substantial grazing are in the Amboseli, and Kimana swamps.

Areas of residual greenery in group ranches across Kajiado County. Eastern Kajiado, which received weak rain in April and May, is the driest region. Within the Amboseli ecosystem, rains were poorest on Kuku and Rombo, leading to an influx of cattle onto Lolorashi Group Ranch and into Amboseli National Park.

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The heavy prolonged El Niño rains boosted pastures across the Amboseli ecosystem

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Our study traces the transition from traditional livestock practices based on seasonal migrations to permanent

Amboseli ecosystem outlook report

Authored by : David Western*, Victor N. Mose And ACP Team
Posted on September 25, 2023

Situation report
Introduction
The severe drought which set in early in 2022 and continued through early 2023 continued through to the long rains of April and May. The poor long rains and continued heavy grazing pressure saw a poor recovery of pastures. By August 2023 satellite imagery of Kajiado County showed low pasture availability across the Amboseli ecosystem. The only remaining areas with substantial grazing are in the Amboseli, and Kimana swamps.

Areas of residual greenery in group ranches across Kajiado County. Eastern Kajiado, which received weak rain in April and May, is the driest region. Within the Amboseli ecosystem, rains were poorest on Kuku and Rombo, leading to an influx of cattle onto Lolorashi Group Ranch and into Amboseli National Park.

Download full report.

By David Western*, Victor N. Mose And ACP Team

Situation report
Introduction
The severe drought which set in early in 2022 and continued through early 2023 continued through to the long rains of April and May. The poor long rains and continued heavy grazing pressure saw a poor recovery of pastures. By August 2023 satellite imagery of Kajiado County showed low pasture availability across the Amboseli ecosystem. The only remaining areas with substantial grazing are in the Amboseli, and Kimana swamps.

Areas of residual greenery in group ranches across Kajiado County. Eastern Kajiado, which received weak rain in April and May, is the driest region. Within the Amboseli ecosystem, rains were poorest on Kuku and Rombo, leading to an influx of cattle onto Lolorashi Group Ranch and into Amboseli National Park.

Download full report.

By Victor N. Mose

ACP, ACC, and NAU launched a NASA-funded One Health survey using GEDI and local monitoring for ecosystem health.

By David Western, Victor N. Mose, David Maitumo, Immaculate Ombongi, Sakimba Kimiti, Winfridah Kemunto, Samuel Lekanaiya, Paul Kasaine and Sunte Kimiti

The heavy prolonged El Niño rains boosted pastures across the Amboseli ecosystem

By David Western, Immaculate Ombongi and Victor N. Mose

Our study traces the transition from traditional livestock practices based on seasonal migrations to permanent

Posted on September 25, 2023

By David Western*, Victor N. Mose And ACP Team

Situation report
Introduction
The severe drought which set in early in 2022 and continued through early 2023 continued through to the long rains of April and May. The poor long rains and continued heavy grazing pressure saw a poor recovery of pastures. By August 2023 satellite imagery of Kajiado County showed low pasture availability across the Amboseli ecosystem. The only remaining areas with substantial grazing are in the Amboseli, and Kimana swamps.

Areas of residual greenery in group ranches across Kajiado County. Eastern Kajiado, which received weak rain in April and May, is the driest region. Within the Amboseli ecosystem, rains were poorest on Kuku and Rombo, leading to an influx of cattle onto Lolorashi Group Ranch and into Amboseli National Park.

Download full report.

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