The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
Ephantus Mugo is currently an IUCN Member in the Commission on Education and Communication, a position held since November 2023. With a long-standing commitment to conservation education, Mugo has served as the Conservation Education Coordinator at The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy since February 2011, where responsibilities include developing curricula and designing educational exhibits. Prior experience includes serving as an Environmental Education Program Officer at Laikipia Wildlife Forum, orchestrating educational trips for schools, and a role as Production Manager at Dudutech (K) Limited, focusing on beneficial insect production for pest control. Early career experience includes an internship at the William Holden Wildlife Education Centre, where Mugo developed outreach programs and led educational discussions. Mugo is pursuing a Master’s degree in Conservation Education from Kenyatta University, having previously earned a Bachelor's degree in Wildlife Management from Moi University.
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The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
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Founded in 1995 from the then Ngare Sergoi Rhino Sanctuary, the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy serves as a catalyst for conservation across northern Kenya and beyond. Lewa envisions a future where people across Kenya continue to value, protect and benefit from wildlife. This future depends on communities being able to derive their day-to-day livelihoods in ways that are compatible with thriving wildlife habitat. As a result, Lewa invests heavily in the livelihoods of its neighbours through programmes in education, healthcare, water, micro-enterprise, youth empowerment and more. These programmes have enabled the Conservancy to build strong relationships and goodwill within the neighbouring communities and ensured that people and wildlife both benefit from Lewa’s conservation efforts. As a catalyst and champion of this model that puts people at the centre of conservation, Lewa has influenced and supported the conservancy management for both private and community lands across northern Kenya. Lewa is also a unique entity in that it is a privately managed conservation area, owned and run by Kenyan people, for the benefit of local communities and Kenyans at large. For the last three decades, Lewa’s innovative practices have resulted in thriving black rhino habitat and population, which in turn creates a robust ecosystem for a multitude of species including the endangered Grevy’s zebra, elephant, lion, cheetah, giraffe and more. Lewa also practices a tourism model that has a low impact on the environment but is maximised to support a proportion of its running costs. The Conservancy also hosts the annual, world-famous Safaricom Marathon.