The Lolldaiga Hills Research Programme (LHRP) was initiated on 1st August 2013. The goal of the LHRP is to maintain....
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Although additional surveys have yet to be undertaken, there can be no doubt that the Ranch supports well over half of the species of plants and animals present in Laikipia County.
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The Lolldaiga Hills Research Programme Newsletter is produced bi-monthly. Visit the Newsletter page to download earlier issues.
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Lolldaiga Hills Ranch is a 200 km2 (49,000 acre) cattle ranch and wildlife conservancy. Located 20 km north west of Mount Kenya at an altitude of 1,800 – 2,300 m, the Ranch has outstanding views of Mount Kenya and the Aberdares.
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The Lolldaiga Hills Conservation Landscape (LHCL) is comprised of four properties; Lolldaiga (ca. 200 km²), Ole Naishu (ca. 125 km²), Enasoit (ca. 17 km²), and Ol Jogi (ca. 210 km²)...
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On 29 December 2016, a large-eyed snake (or Arabian cat snake) Telescopus dhara was captured by Mike Roberts (General Manager, Lolldaiga Hills Ranch) in central Lolldaiga Hills Ranch at ca. 2,100 m asl.
On 28 December 2016, at ca. 1,800 m asl on the Sinyai Lugga, northern Lolldaiga Hills Ranch, Per Aronsson obtained photographs of an adult male woodchat shrike Lanius senator. This record brings the total number of bird species known to occur on Lolldaiga Hills Ranch to 379.
A previous blog on Lolldaiga.com (The Archaeo-Ecology of East African Pastoralism, 16 April 2015) described my work on the archaeological site of Maili Sita on northern Lolldaiga Hills Ranch. The site, radiocarbon-dated to between 1500 and 1700 AD, sits atop a low col crossing Six-Mile Ridge and is marked by an expanse of open grassland surrounded by acacia thicket.
Interested which species are supported by the Lolldaiga Hills? Click here to see our species lists!
See what is happening in the Lolldaiga Hills right now. Check out our instant camera traps!
Take your 'bino's and share your Lolldaiga Hills sightings with us! Your help is much appreciated!
Interested which species are supported by the Lolldaiga Hills? Click here to see our species lists!
See what is happening in the Lolldaiga Hills right now. Check out our instant camera traps!
Take your 'bino's and share your Lolldaiga Hills sightings with us! Your help is much appreciated!
