We all try to keep a smile on our faces.. it can only do us good! The Milgis Trust’s influence covers an area of about 6000 square kms in this spectacular part of northern Kenya, , and employs around 90 People from the communities … 30 are scouts/rangers fully uniformed and all have a radio, […]
Category Archives: Northern Kenya
DESERTS!!! ??? Northern Kenya… Dramatic, beautiful, dangerous, space, incredible, hot, water is very precious.. theres hundreds of words to describe this amazing place!… If you have ever been really, really thirsty in your life you would know to plan properly when travelling in Northern kenya.. a normal journey into the desert can very quickly turn […]
Yes Beauty BUT theres a twist that needs to be addressed!.. ‘Rubbish’.. plastic strewn around a spring??!!… I think alot of people are happy its December… the end of a long ‘rubbish’ year!.. We are still here, and so far have not had to start eating the camels to survive!.. I’ve been wondering what one […]
Our walk into paradise and beyond continues!.. Partly checking on Milgis work, Partly pleasure .. bird watching, walking through fabulous country, and taking a wonderful busmans holiday… !… This was variable sunbird city.. Every colour in the book… every bush had a ‘variable’ singing on it.. it was extraordinary.. The most serious part of our […]
This beautiful, faithful friend, and protector died in July.. we don’t really know what happend… BUT its been sad times.. He was a truly fabulous dog, and only made it to 5 years.. BUT we cant dwell on ‘spilt milk’ and its time to introduce you all to UPE and POI… two wonderful new puppies […]
In September our team went up to a remote place in the desert to check on the situation there… somebody told us the giraffe were in trouble… and they could be right… we need to help them out… THIS HAS TO STOP NOW… Although this place is further north of our area of coverage, (Although […]
LOVE THIS PICTURE!! A huge male elephant just getting on with his day.. goats or no goats, this is where he wants to cross! Hi All.. Life goes on !.. ‘We’ are busy up on the ‘Milgis’ keeping the wildlife safe, teaching the importance of forests, and generally helping where we can!..Veterinary, Family planning, dams, […]
Here with our news of the last year in the Milgis… I hope you enjoy reading through this nicely put together newsletter, by our enthusiastic ‘Digs’…. Click below! https://issuu.com/milgistrust/docs/a_20year_20in_20the_20milgis Just in case you are like me, and your computer wont open the above try this PDF below!! A year in the Milgis We are all […]
I wake up this morning with the news that one of our big strong safari camels has died from a snake bite.. I cant help but be sad about this … BUT life goes on!.. Now with the rains back we have been watching various animals trying to cross the lugga while in flood, which […]
Well …. Probably the best place on earth to be at the moment is in the Milgis, Northern Kenya.. I almost feel bad about being here, when I read how crazy people are going, isolated in their houses!.. But any way I hope every one is surviving and enjoying down time.. I certainly am although […]
