Hotel Development Threatens Game Reserves
One of Kenya’s finest game parks is under threat from uncontrolled development of hotels and lodges, conservationists claim. The building of four new hotels, which would more than double the number of beds in Samburu National Reserve, has been criticised environmental groups which warn that elephant migratory corridors and lion breeding habitats could be destroyed.
The BBC wildlife presenter Saba Douglas-Hamilton, whose father Ian runs Save the Elephants, which operates in the park, warned that the developments would do “untold damage” to Samburu if they were allowed to go ahead. Read more