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Nine species. One shared ground.

The Big Five, alongside four of Kenya's most threatened species — population context, protection status, and where you're most likely to encounter each one.

An Eastern Black Rhino at Segera's Rhino Sanctuary
Big Five · Critically Endangered

Eastern Black Rhino

Returned to Segera in 2025 after 60 years absent from this land — the only species on this list with its own dedicated sanctuary and full story.

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Wildlife within the Segera Conservancy
Big Five

Lion

Present across the conservancy's core territory, benefiting from the reconnected corridors described on The Land.

Core TerritoryMost active range
Dawn / DuskMost likely sighting window
Wildlife within the Segera Conservancy at dusk
Big Five

Leopard

Solitary and elusive by nature — most often seen along the riverine treeline at dusk, where cover is densest.

Riverine TreelineMost active range
DuskMost likely sighting window
Wildlife within the Segera Conservancy
Big Five

Elephant

Uses the migratory corridors reopened in 2003 to move freely beyond Segera's own boundaries and into the wider Ewaso ecosystem.

Ewaso CorridorMost active range
Year-roundSighting frequency
Wildlife within the Segera Conservancy
Big Five

Buffalo

Herds have grown steadily as grazing land recovered under the Tree of Life reforestation project.

Open GrasslandMost active range
Year-roundSighting frequency
Landscape within the Segera Conservancy
Endangered

Grevy's Zebra

One of the world's most threatened zebra species, distinguished from the more common plains zebra by its narrower stripes and larger, rounded ears. Laikipia is one of its last strongholds.

Laikipia StrongholdRegional significance
Open PlainsMost active range
Aerial view of the Segera Conservancy
Endangered

Reticulated Giraffe

Distinguished by its sharply defined, polygon-shaped coat pattern. Northern Kenya holds the majority of the species' remaining wild population.

Northern KenyaGlobal stronghold
Acacia WoodlandMost active range
Landscape within the Segera Conservancy
Endangered

Lelwel's Hartebeest

Among the rarest antelope subspecies in East Africa, with a distinctively long, narrow face and steeply sloped horns.

Rare SubspeciesConservation priority
Open GrasslandMost active range
Landscape within the Segera Conservancy
Endangered

African Wild Dog

One of Africa's most endangered carnivores, needing exceptionally large, connected territories to sustain a pack — exactly what Segera's reopened corridors were built to provide.

Wide-RangingTerritory needs
Pack SightingsOccasional, seasonal

Every species here is one game drive away.

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What this directory alone accounts for.

5 Big Five species present on the conservancy Ongoing
4 additional endangered species under active protection Updated 2026
50,000 acres these nine species share, unfenced from one another One connected landscape

This is who came back. Here's the rest of it.

A private villa terrace at Segera

Nine species, ten villas, one conservancy.

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