Cases Studies Of Sustainble Development

Question 1

What case study do we need to know? (Sustainable development 🇰🇪

Answer 1

Ol Pejeta game reserve Kenya

Question 2

How large is the Ol Pejeta game reserve?

Answer 2

360km*2

Question 3

What was the Ol Pejeta game reserve before the 1980’s?

Answer 3

Was managed as a cattle ranch where large wildlife were not tolerated

Question 4

What did the cattle ranch owners do with large herbivores and predators? (Kenya)

Answer 4

Herbivores killed for being competitors
Large predators were killed to prevent livestock predation

Question 5

What happened after the 1980’s with the Ol Pejeta cattle ranch?

Answer 5

New ownership and management style to ranch cattle and conserve wildlife

Question 6

What cattle are raised in the Ol Pejeta game reserve?

Answer 6

Boran cattle

Question 7

Why were Boran cattle chosen for the reserve?

Answer 7

Very hardy
Make efficient use of available food
Resistant to many disease

Question 8

How are ticks controlled in the Ol Pejeta reserve?

Answer 8

Cattle are dipped regularly in insecticide to kill ticks

Question 9

Why are ticks controlled in the Ol Pejeta reserve?

Answer 9

Reducing tick population in the reserve improving health of wild herbivores which have fewer tick related health problems as a result

Question 10

What is done in the Ol Pejeta reserve to reduce predator losses of cattle?

Answer 10

Cattle are kept in BOMAS which are small fenced areas (especially to prevent lion attacks)

Question 11

How often are the BOMAS moved?

Answer 11

Every 2-3 weeks

Question 12

What is the benefit of the Bomas and it being moved?

Answer 12

The dung left by the cattle increases soil nutrient levels which increases plant growth including a wide range of plants that may not have grown otherwise

Question 13

Why are electric fences used for wildlife management in the Kenyan reserve?

Answer 13

High voltage fences are used to prevent poachers form getting in and large game animals escaping

Question 14

Why are biological corridors needed in the Kenyan reserve?

Answer 14

To link the reserve to other conservation areas

Question 15

How are the exits to the Ol Pejeta reserve designed?

Answer 15

Allow all species except rhinos to leave freely (as rhinos at risk of poaching)
Strong wooden posts sunk into ground that are too high and too small a gap for rhinos to get through

Question 16

How are elephant groups led?

Answer 16

Led by the oldest female who have long memories of the location of good supplies of food and water (especially in times of drought)
Some groups will break through fences to get to better areas (biological corridors reduce the need for this)

Question 17

How are lions tracked in the Ol Pejeta reserve?

Answer 17

Radio collars are fitted on some of the lions in the six prides found in the reserve

Question 18

Why are lions tracked in the Ol Pejeta reserve?

Answer 18

Helps collect data on their movements and interactions with other lions and there prey

Question 19

How are drones used in Ol Pejeta?

Answer 19

Wildlife monitoring
Searching for poachers

Question 20

Why can Ol Pejeta home endangered species?

Answer 20

The reserve is well guarded and managed allowing several endangered species populations to be established

Question 21

What are 2 examples of endangered species introduced to Ol Pejeta?

Answer 21

Northern white rhino
Grevys Zebra

Question 22

How is ecotourism used in Ol Pejeta?

Answer 22

Money paid by visitors to see the wildlife helps fund conservation projects

Question 23

What community support is in place for Ol Pejeta?

Answer 23

Income from the reserve is used to support a range of community projects: Health, education, water supplies

Question 24

What employment is provided by Ol Pejeta?

Answer 24

Local people are employed in a wide variety of roles

Question 25

How are cattle helped to maintain community links in Ol Pejeta?

Answer 25

Local farmers helped with breeding programmes to improve cattle quality and income