Biosphere Expeditions Kenya

Black Headed Weaver on an Acacia Tree branch in Enonkishu.

A Black-Headed Weaver finds a place to perch on a thorny acacia tree branch in the Enonkishu Conservancy near Maasai Mara National Park in Kenya.

Cape Buffalo Kicking Up Some Dust

A large male Cape Buffalo trots in front of our vehicle, giving us the eye and warning us he is not at all happy with our presence.

A female giraffe in Enonkishu Conservancy in Kenya

A female giraffe moves through the grasslands and lowland forest of Enonkishu Conservancy in Kenya near Maasai Mara National Park.

Baby Vervet Monkey Peeks Out

A baby Vervet Monkey peers out of the leaves and branches to get a better look at the photographer who has been trying to take his photo in the Enonkishu Conservancy in Kenya.

A Mother's Love -- Vervet Monkeys

A baby Vervet Monkee peeks out from his mother's fur while breast feeding in the Enonkishu Conservancy in Kenya.

Yellow Pansy Butterfly on Zebra Carcass

A Yellow Pansy butterfly (Junonia hierta) adds color and life to the bones of a zebra carcass in the Mbokishi Conservancy in the Mara-Serengeti ecosystem in Kenya.

The Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius) is one of only two birds of prey that hunt on the ground instead of from the air -- the other is the caracaras. Secretary birds’ diets consist of small rodents, amphibians, and reptiles which it typically kills by bludgeoning the prey with its feet. It is a huge bird, standing just under 4 feet tall and weighing up to 9 pounds.

Kirks Dik-Dik in Olchorro Conservancy

A male and female Kirks Dik-Dik exhibiting mating behavior in the Olchorro Conservancy within the Mara-Serengeti ecosystem in Kenya.

Andreas Herold From Biosphere Expeditions Learns the Maasai Jump

Andreas Herold, a citizen science member of Biosphere Expeditions in Kenya, learning to jump like a Maasai warrior after being invited into the Manyatta during a walking survey around Njapit village.

Joy of the Dance - Maasai Warriors in Njapit Ol Chorro Conservancy Kenya

There is simply no way not to experience the pure joy of Maasai warriors engaging in a dancing celebration full of chants, yips, rhythm, jumps and smiles. Here Maasai warriors from Njapit village in Kenya's Ol Chorro Conservancy are all smiles as they engage in jumping for the sky.

Black-Backed Jackal Resting in Ol Chorro

A Black-Backed Jackal rests in the savannah grass of Ol Chorro Conservancy in Kenya.

Elephant babies in Ol Chorro

Two female elephants with three baby elephants walk through the savannah in Ol Chorro Conservancy in Kenya.

A Herder Going to Work in Mbokishi

A herder walking across the savanah in Mbokishi conservancy, Kenya.

A Herder With His Cows in Mbokishi

A herder walking with his cows along a dirt road in Mbokishi conservancy in Kenya.

Snacktime for a Baglafecht Weaver

A Baglafecht Weaver clings to a reed in a wetland with a beak full of a tasty insect snack in Mbokishi Conservancy in Kenya.

Herd of Zebra With Baby Zebra at Waterhole

A herd of Zebra with a foal getting water and nibbling on grasses at a waterhole in Mbokishi Conservancy in Kenya.

A Cape Buffalo and Oxpeckers in Ol Chorro conservancy

A Cape Buffalo and his three oxpecker friends in Ol Chorro conservancy, Kenya.

A teaching moment for all in Kenya

Oscar Thobois teaching Kenyan school students from the Munyas School in Mbokishi Conservancy about his day as a student in France while learning more about their day too during a school visit day with Biosphere Expeditions.

Looking through a broken school window - Mbokishi Kenya

A broken and dusty concrete floor, broken windows with only a few glass shards remaining, one flourescent light, a few old wooden school benches and a chalkboard painted onto a concrete wall. This is what serves as a classroom for school children in Mbokishi at the Munos School in Kenya.

Andreas finds a friend from the Munyas School

During the Biosphere Expeditions day with school children from Munyas school from Mbokishi conservancy in Kenya, one little girl reached out to hold Andreas' hand as they walked to an educational session.

Cheetah in Enonkishu Conservancy

A male cheetah stands alongside a road in the Enonkishu conservancy in Kenya.

Cheetah Stare

A male cheetah engages in a staring contest with my camera lens during a Biosphere Expeditions trip in Enonkishu Conservancy, located in the Mara-Serengeti Ecosystem in Kenya.

Wildlife and People Coexisting in Enonkishu Conservancy

Not your everyday commute at least in terms of Western imagination. A male cheetah resting on the roadside in Enonkishu Conservancy in Kenya is not unusual. And this is a perfect example of wildlife and people coexisting with a conservancy setting.