Named ‘the place of slaughter’ in Swahili, Kwakuchinja Corridor acts as a natural funnel for migrating wildlife, making them an easy target for hunters and poachers — who all but wiped the land clean. By 2009, the Kwakuchinja Corridor had been declared extinct.

The restoration of this crucial corridor became our key focus. And, through our tireless efforts over the past 15 years to patrol the corridor in collaboration with the Tanzanian government, the area’s once-abundant wildlife has come home. In 2021, the ‘lost’ elephants made a triumphant return to bathe in the lake.

Yet, despite this success, illegal activities continue to threaten the Kwakuchinja Corridor. Wildlife poaching, logging for charcoal, overgrazing, and roadkill all pose major threats to the ecology of the corridor. Working with the local national park authorities, our long-term conservation objective is to strengthen and protect the corridor to ensure this essential migratory route remains a haven for the region’s wildlife.